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Alarm clock

Alarm clock Emoji

Travel

A classic analog alarm clock, typically rendered with a red or black frame, two bells on top, and a hammer centered between them. The clock face shows the time, usually set to 10:10, indicating a standard wake-up time.

Usage Context

Used to denote early mornings, deadlines, or the need to wake up for work or school. It serves as a visual shorthand for urgency or punctuality and is frequently paired with 😴 when complaining about sleep deprivation or 🏃 when rushing to beat a time limit.

History

Alarm clocks have been a staple of digital icon libraries since the early days of computing, appearing in various font sets to help users manage system alerts. This specific graphical representation was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to bridge the gap between traditional mechanical timepieces and modern digital mobile notifications.

Details

Glyph
⏰
Unicode
U+23F0
Shortcode
:emoji_u23f0:
HTML Entity
⏰

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category Travel
Subcategory time
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
alarm clocktimewakemorningalarmclocktraveltimerscheduledeadlineringinglatepunctual

Twemoji Attribution

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