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Three o’clock

Three o’clock Emoji

Travel

A classic analog clock face with the hour hand pointing directly at the three and the minute hand pointing straight up at the twelve. It represents the exact time of 3:00, either in the morning or the afternoon.

Usage Context

Used to coordinate meeting times, countdowns, or to signal that you are arriving at a specific hour. People often use it alongside other time indicators like 🕓 or 🕛 to suggest a duration or a busy schedule throughout the day.

History

Clocks were added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the emoji expansion to better support messaging platforms. The specific design of clock faces was standardized to ensure that they remained legible on small, low-resolution mobile screens common during that era.

Details

Glyph
🕒
Unicode
U+1F552
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f552:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory time
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
three o clock33:0015:00timelateearlyscheduleclockfaceo’clockappointmentdeadlinehours

Microsoft Fluent License

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Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.

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