alarm clock
alarm clock meaning
The alarm clock emoji ⏰ shows a classic twin-bell clock, standing for time, waking up, and reminders. People use it to talk about early mornings and busy schedules, to nudge someone that time is running out, or to mark a deadline or appointment.
Meaning
The alarm clock emoji ⏰ shows a classic twin-bell clock, standing for time, waking up, and reminders. People use it to talk about early mornings and busy schedules, to nudge someone that time is running out, or to mark a deadline or appointment. It captures both the dread of an early alarm and the usefulness of staying on time. Practical and a little urgent, it's the go-to symbol for 'the clock is ticking'.
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How to use it
- 5am alarm, wish me luck ⏰
- Time's almost up ⏰
- Don't be late, meeting at noon ⏰
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | wekker |
| አማርኛ | ማንቂያ ደወል ያለው ሰዓት |
| العربية | ساعة منبه |
| অসমীয়া | এলাৰ্ম ক্ল’ক |
| azərbaycan | zəngli saat |
| башҡорт | уятҡыс |
| беларуская | будзільнік |
| български | будилник |
| বাংলা | অ্যালার্ম ঘড়ি |
| bosanski | budilnik |
| català | despertador |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏱᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᏩᏥ |
| čeština | budík |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | вӑраткӑч |
| Cymraeg | cloc larwm |
| Deutsch | Wecker |
| dolnoserbšćina | buźak |
| Ελληνικά | ξυπνητήρι |
| English | alarm clock |
| español | reloj despertador |
| eesti | äratuskell |
| euskara | alarma |
| فارسی | ساعت رومیزی |
| suomi | herätyskello |
| Filipino | alarm clock |
| føroyskt | vekjari |
| français | réveil |
| Gaeilge | clog aláraim |
| Gàidhlig | cloc caismeachd |
| galego | espertador |
| ગુજરાતી | એલાર્મ ઘડિયાળ |
| Hausa | agogon faɗakarwa |
| עברית | שעון מעורר |
| हिन्दी | अलार्म घड़ी, समय |
| hrvatski | budilica |
| hornjoserbšćina | budźak |
| magyar | ébresztőóra |
| հայերեն | զարթուցիչ |
| Indonesia | jam weker |
| íslenska | vekjaraklukka |
| italiano | sveglia |
| 日本語 | 目覚まし時計 |
| Jawa | jam weker |
| ქართული | მაღვიძარა |
| қазақ тілі | оятқыш |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | وياتقىش |
| ខ្មែរ | នាឡិកាប៉ោល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಲಾರಂ ಗಡಿಯಾರ |
| 한국어 | 알람 시계 |
| कोंकणी | इशारतीचें घड्याळ |
| кыргызча | ойготкуч саат |
| ລາວ | ໂມງປຸກ |
| lietuvių | žadintuvas |
| latviešu | modinātājpulkstenis |
| македонски | часовник со аларм |
| മലയാളം | അലാം ക്ലോക്ക് |
| монгол | сэрүүлэгтэй цаг |
| मराठी | गजराचे घड्याळ |
| Melayu | jam loceng |
| မြန်မာ | နှိုးစက်နာရီ |
| नेपाली | अर्लाम घडी |
| Nederlands | wekker |
| norsk | vekkerklokke |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଆଲାର୍ମ ଘଣ୍ଟା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਅਲਾਰਮ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Alám Klọk |
| polski | budzik |
| پښتو | زنګ وهونکې ګړۍ |
| português | despertador |
| rumantsch | svegliarin |
| română | ceas deșteptător |
| русский | будильник |
| سنڌي | الارم وارو گھڙيال |
| တႆး | ၼႃႇလီႇပၼ်ၽၢင်ႉ |
| සිංහල | එලාම් ඔරලෝසුව |
| slovenčina | budík |
| slovenščina | budilka |
| Soomaali | saacadda qaylo-dhaanta |
| shqip | orë me zile |
| српски | будилник |
| srpski | budilnik |
| svenska | väckarklocka |
| Kiswahili | kipima muda |
| தமிழ் | அலாரம் |
| తెలుగు | అలారం గడియారం |
| ไทย | นาฬิกาปลุก |
| ትግርኛ | ሰዓት ደወል |
| türkmen dili | oýaryjy sagat |
| lea fakatonga | uasi fafangu |
| Türkçe | çalar saat |
| українська | будильник |
| اردو | الارم کلاک |
| o‘zbek | uyg‘otadigan soat |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng hồ báo thức |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ago Itaniji |
| 粵語 | 鬧鐘 |
| 粤语 | 闹钟 |
| 中文 | 闹钟 |
| 繁體中文 | 鬧鐘 |
| isiZulu | iwashi le-alamu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+23F0 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :alarm_clock:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the alarm clock emoji (⏰️) mean?
- The alarm clock emoji ⏰ shows a classic twin-bell clock, standing for time, waking up, and reminders. People use it to talk about early mornings and busy schedules, to nudge someone that time is running out, or to mark a deadline or appointment.
- How do you type the alarm clock emoji?
- Copy the alarm clock emoji ⏰️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the alarm clock emoji in?
- The alarm clock emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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