Candle Emoji

Objects

A tall, white wax candle with a small, flickering orange flame at the top. It is depicted as a standard pillar candle, often shown melting slightly at the edges.

Usage Context

Used to represent light in the darkness, prayer, remembrance, or a calm, cozy atmosphere. It is frequently sent during holidays like Hanukkah or Diwali, or to signify a vigil for a loved one. People often pair it with 🔥 to emphasize the heat or flame, or with ✨ to capture a magical or peaceful mood.

History

Added to Unicode 7.0 in 2014, the candle was included to bridge the gap between digital messaging and traditional non-electric light sources. It serves as a nod to the long history of human illumination before the widespread adoption of the light bulb.

Details

Glyph

🕯

Unicode

U+1F56F

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f56f:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD6F;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory light & video

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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