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bell

bell meaning

A handbell. It means notifications, alerts and being told about something — it is the notification icon in essentially every app ever made. It also means ringing a bell literally, and in sales culture, ringing the bell to announce a deal.

Meaning

A handbell. It means notifications, alerts and being told about something — it is the notification icon in essentially every app ever made. It also means ringing a bell literally, and in sales culture, ringing the bell to announce a deal. It is one of the most-used interface icons in modern life, and one of the most quietly stressful.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Bell

How to use it

  • Turn notifications on 🔔
  • Ring the bell, we closed it 🔔
  • Alerts, constantly 🔔

How it looks

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bell rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

bell rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

bell rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

bell rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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LanguageName
Afrikaansklokkie
አማርኛደውል
العربيةجرس
অসমীয়াঘণ্টা
azərbaycanzəng
башҡортҡыңғырау
беларускаязваночак
българскизвънец
বাংলাবেল
bosanskizvono
catalàcampana
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᏯᎸᏂ
češtinazvonek
чӑваш чӗлхичан
Cymraegcloch
DeutschGlocke
dolnoserbšćinazwón
Ελληνικάκουδούνι
Englishbell
españolcampana
eestikelluke
euskarakanpaia
فارسیزنگ
suomikirkonkello
Filipinobell
føroysktklokka
françaiscloche
Gaeilgecloigín
Gàidhligclag
galegocampá
ગુજરાતીઘંટ
Hausaƙararrawa
עבריתפעמון
हिन्दीघंटी
hrvatskizvono
hornjoserbšćinazwón
magyarharang
հայերենզանգ
Indonesialonceng
íslenskabjalla
italianocampana
日本語ベル
Jawalonceng
ქართულიზარი
қазақ тіліқоңырау
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قوڭىراۋ
ខ្មែរកណ្តឹង
ಕನ್ನಡಬೆಲ್‌
한국어종
कोंकणीघांट
кыргызчажылаажын
ລາວກະດິ່ງ
lietuviųvarpelis
latviešuzvans
македонскиѕвоно
മലയാളംമണി
монголнээлттэй хонх
मराठीघंटा
Melayuloceng
မြန်မာခေါင်းလောင်း
नेपालीघण्टी
Nederlandsbel
norskbjelle
ଓଡ଼ିଆଘଣ୍ଟି
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਘੰਟੀ
Naijíriá PíjinBẹl
polskidzwonek
پښتوزنګ
portuguêssino
rumantschbrunsina
românăclopoțel
русскийколокольчик
سنڌيگهنٽي
တႆးႁိင်ႇ
සිංහලසීනුව
slovenčinazvon
slovenščinazvonec
Soomaalijalas
shqipzile
српскизвоно
srpskizvono
svenskaringklocka
Kiswahilikengele
தமிழ்மணி
తెలుగుగంట
ไทยกระดิ่ง
ትግርኛደወል
türkmen dilijaň
lea fakatongafafangu
Türkçezil
українськадзвінок
اردوگھنٹی
o‘zbekqo‘ng‘iroq
Tiếng Việtcái chuông
Èdè Yorùbáagago
粵語吊鐘
粤语吊钟
中文铃铛
繁體中文鈴鐺
isiZuluibheli

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F514
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:bell:
Category
Objects

FAQ

What does the bell emoji (🔔) mean?
A handbell. It means notifications, alerts and being told about something — it is the notification icon in essentially every app ever made. It also means ringing a bell literally, and in sales culture, ringing the bell to announce a deal.
How do you type the bell emoji?
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What category is the bell emoji in?
The bell emoji belongs to the Objects category.

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