Eight-thirty

Eight-thirty Emoji

Travel

A classic analog clock face displaying the time at eight-thirty. The hour hand is positioned halfway between the eight and nine, while the minute hand points directly at the six.

Usage Context

Used to coordinate meeting times, indicate a morning or evening schedule, or specify a deadline. It is often sent alongside to emphasize a sense of urgency or as part of a daily routine update.

History

Part of the initial set of clock emojis added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. These clock variants were developed to bridge the gap between traditional digital time formats and the visual icons used in mobile messaging apps to quickly communicate scheduling without typing out full timestamps.

Details

Glyph
🕣
Unicode
U+1F563
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f563:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory time
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
eight thirty8:3083020:302030timelateearlyscheduleclockclock830faceanalog clocktimekeepingappointment

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