Light bulb emoji 💡
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+1F4A1
What 💡 means
The keywords Unicode lists for 💡 are bulb, comic, electric, idea, light. They show what people use it for.
Search for bulb or comic on your emoji keyboard and 💡 is among the results.
You will find 💡 among the light and video (16 emoji), part of objects with 268 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 🔦 🏮 🪔 🎥.
Will 💡 show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: 💡 is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type 💡
Search for light bulb in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 💡.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type light bulb.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type light bulb in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type light bulb.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, 💡 is one code point (U+1F4A1), 4 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F4A1 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 💡 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💡 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4A1"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4A1} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%92%A1 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 A1 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of 💡 in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
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What does the light bulb emoji mean?
Unicode calls 💡 "light bulb" and links it with bulb, comic, electric, idea. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the light and video subgroup of objects.
When was the light bulb 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 light bulb emoji?
Search for light bulb in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 💡.