⌚ Watch
⌚ Emoji meaning
Keep an eye on the time! Timepiece, punctuality, status symbol, urgency.
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⌚ Meaning
The ⌚ emoji symbolizes a wristwatch that serves as both a timepiece and a fashion accessory. It can be used to emphasize time management and punctuality, such as for appointments, deadlines or dates. In everyday life, the watch is perceived as a status symbol, depending on the brand and design. In addition, the emoji is perfect to indicate delay or urgency, e.g. in combination with messages like “I have to hurry“ or “When will you be there? Finally, it evokes nostalgia by reminding us of classic analog watches, which are becoming increasingly rare in the age of smartwatches and digital devices.
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Commonly confused with
Direction Variant
Watch vs alarm clock; both clock-like icons representing timekeeping.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Watch” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
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.
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In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
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