Hourglass done emoji ⌛
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+231B
What ⌛ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Hourglass done ⌛ is tagged with these keywords: done, hourglass, sand, time, timer.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing done or hourglass in the emoji search brings up ⌛.
Hourglass done ⌛ is one of 31 emoji in the time and clocks subgroup of travel & places (221 emoji), next to ⏳ ⌚ ⏰ ⏱️.
Will ⌛ show on my friend's phone?
⌛ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ⌛
Any emoji picker finds ⌛ when you search for hourglass done.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type hourglass done.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type hourglass done in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type hourglass done.
Codes for developers
Hourglass done ⌛ is a single code point, U+231B. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 1.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+231B | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⌛ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⌛ | |
| CSS | content: "\231B"; | |
| JavaScript | \u231B | |
| URL | %E2%8C%9B | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8C 9B |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⌛ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | hourglass done |
| Português | ampulheta |
| Español | reloj de arena sin tiempo |
| Italiano | clessidra |
| Français | sablier |
| Deutsch | Sanduhr |
| Türkçe | kum saati |
| Bahasa Indonesia | jam pasir |
| Polski | klepsydra |
| Русский | песочные часы |
| 日本語 | 砂時計 |
| 한국어 | 시간이 다 된 모래시계 |
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All travel & places emoji →Questions people ask
What does the hourglass done emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⌛ "hourglass done" and links it with done, hourglass, sand, time. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the time and clocks subgroup of travel & places.
When was the hourglass done emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the hourglass done emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ⌛ when you search for hourglass done.