Light bulb Emoji
Objects
A glowing yellow light bulb, typically depicted with a warm, lit filament and a metallic screw base. It serves as a universal sign for illumination and sudden cognitive breakthroughs.
Usage Context
Widely used to represent a new concept, a flash of inspiration, or the moment someone finally understands a difficult topic. It is frequently sent alongside 🧠 to signal deep thinking or a productive brainstorming session.
History
Adopted into Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the light bulb became a staple of digital communication as a modern take on the classic cartoon trope where a bulb appears over a character's head to indicate a bright idea.
Details
Glyph
💡
Unicode
U+1F4A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4a1:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory light & video
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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