Candle Emoji

Objects

A tall, white wax candle with a small, flickering orange flame at the top. It is depicted as a standard pillar candle, often shown melting slightly at the edges.

Usage Context

Used to represent light in the darkness, prayer, remembrance, or a calm, cozy atmosphere. It is frequently sent during holidays like Hanukkah or Diwali, or to signify a vigil for a loved one. People often pair it with 🔥 to emphasize the heat or flame, or with ✨ to capture a magical or peaceful mood.

History

Added to Unicode 7.0 in 2014, the candle was included to bridge the gap between digital messaging and traditional non-electric light sources. It serves as a nod to the long history of human illumination before the widespread adoption of the light bulb.

Details

Glyph

🕯

Unicode

U+1F56F

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f56f:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD6F;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory light & video

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

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.

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