Light bulb Emoji

Objects

A glowing yellow light bulb, typically depicted with a warm, lit filament and a metallic screw base. It serves as a universal sign for illumination and sudden cognitive breakthroughs.

Usage Context

Widely used to represent a new concept, a flash of inspiration, or the moment someone finally understands a difficult topic. It is frequently sent alongside 🧠 to signal deep thinking or a productive brainstorming session.

History

Adopted into Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the light bulb became a staple of digital communication as a modern take on the classic cartoon trope where a bulb appears over a character's head to indicate a bright idea.

Details

Glyph

💡

Unicode

U+1F4A1

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4a1:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCA1;

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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