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Stopwatch Emoji

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A handheld analog stopwatch showing a white face with black markings and a single hand pointing upward. It features two buttons at the top, typically used for starting, stopping, and resetting the timer.

Usage Context

Used to denote speed, limited time, or the need to hurry. It is frequently employed in fitness tracking, project management, or when someone is waiting for a response. People often pair it with 🏃 to talk about exercise or ⌛ when emphasizing a ticking deadline.

History

Part of the Unicode 6.0 release in 2010, the stopwatch was brought to digital platforms to capture the specific utility of athletic timing. Its design remains a nod to mechanical hardware used in sports and laboratory settings long before digital timers became standard on smartphones.

Details

Glyph
⏱
Unicode
U+23F1
Shortcode
:emoji_u23f1:
HTML Entity
⏱

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory time
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
clocktimestopwatchtraveltimerspeeddeadlinesportsrunningcountdownseconds

Microsoft Fluent License

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