💡 Light bulb
💡 Emoji meaning
I've had a lightbulb moment! Idea, enlightenment, inspiration.
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💡 Meaning
The switched-on light bulb means: It just dawned on me! I have just had a brilliant idea!
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Commonly confused with
Direction Variant
Light bulb vs sparkle; both used metaphorically for ideas, inspiration, or bright thoughts.
Same Shape
Electric plug vs light bulb; both electricity-related icons for power and energy.
Light bulb vs flashlight; both light sources used for seeing in the dark or indicating an idea/attention.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Light bulb” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6.
In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
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Eric The issue is now clear. I have understood the matter better.