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Alarm clock

Alarm clock Emoji

Travel

A classic analog alarm clock, typically rendered with a red or black frame, two bells on top, and a hammer centered between them. The clock face shows the time, usually set to 10:10, indicating a standard wake-up time.

Usage Context

Used to denote early mornings, deadlines, or the need to wake up for work or school. It serves as a visual shorthand for urgency or punctuality and is frequently paired with 😴 when complaining about sleep deprivation or 🏃 when rushing to beat a time limit.

History

Alarm clocks have been a staple of digital icon libraries since the early days of computing, appearing in various font sets to help users manage system alerts. This specific graphical representation was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to bridge the gap between traditional mechanical timepieces and modern digital mobile notifications.

Details

Glyph
⏰
Unicode
U+23F0
Shortcode
:emoji_u23f0:
HTML Entity
⏰

Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Travel
Subcategory time
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
alarm clocktimewakemorningalarmclocktraveltimerscheduledeadlineringinglatepunctual

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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