💡 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.