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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How to use it
- Turn notifications on 🔔
- Ring the bell, we closed it 🔔
- Alerts, constantly 🔔
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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | klokkie |
| አማርኛ | ደውል |
| العربية | جرس |
| অসমীয়া | ঘণ্টা |
| azərbaycan | zəng |
| башҡорт | ҡыңғырау |
| беларуская | званочак |
| български | звънец |
| বাংলা | বেল |
| bosanski | zvono |
| català | campana |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏯᎸᏂ |
| čeština | zvonek |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чан |
| Cymraeg | cloch |
| Deutsch | Glocke |
| dolnoserbšćina | zwón |
| Ελληνικά | κουδούνι |
| English | bell |
| español | campana |
| eesti | kelluke |
| euskara | kanpaia |
| فارسی | زنگ |
| suomi | kirkonkello |
| Filipino | bell |
| føroyskt | klokka |
| français | cloche |
| Gaeilge | cloigín |
| Gàidhlig | clag |
| galego | campá |
| ગુજરાતી | ઘંટ |
| Hausa | ƙararrawa |
| עברית | פעמון |
| हिन्दी | घंटी |
| hrvatski | zvono |
| hornjoserbšćina | zwón |
| magyar | harang |
| հայերեն | զանգ |
| Indonesia | lonceng |
| íslenska | bjalla |
| italiano | campana |
| 日本語 | ベル |
| Jawa | lonceng |
| ქართული | ზარი |
| қазақ тілі | қоңырау |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قوڭىراۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | កណ្តឹង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬೆಲ್ |
| 한국어 | 종 |
| कोंकणी | घांट |
| кыргызча | жылаажын |
| ລາວ | ກະດິ່ງ |
| lietuvių | varpelis |
| latviešu | zvans |
| македонски | ѕвоно |
| മലയാളം | മണി |
| монгол | нээлттэй хонх |
| मराठी | घंटा |
| Melayu | loceng |
| မြန်မာ | ခေါင်းလောင်း |
| नेपाली | घण्टी |
| Nederlands | bel |
| norsk | bjelle |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଘଣ୍ଟି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਘੰਟੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bẹl |
| polski | dzwonek |
| پښتو | زنګ |
| português | sino |
| rumantsch | brunsina |
| română | clopoțel |
| русский | колокольчик |
| سنڌي | گهنٽي |
| တႆး | ႁိင်ႇ |
| සිංහල | සීනුව |
| slovenčina | zvon |
| slovenščina | zvonec |
| Soomaali | jalas |
| shqip | zile |
| српски | звоно |
| srpski | zvono |
| svenska | ringklocka |
| Kiswahili | kengele |
| தமிழ் | மணி |
| తెలుగు | గంట |
| ไทย | กระดิ่ง |
| ትግርኛ | ደወል |
| türkmen dili | jaň |
| lea fakatonga | fafangu |
| Türkçe | zil |
| українська | дзвінок |
| اردو | گھنٹی |
| o‘zbek | qo‘ng‘iroq |
| Tiếng Việt | cái chuông |
| Èdè Yorùbá | agago |
| 粵語 | 吊鐘 |
| 粤语 | 吊钟 |
| 中文 | 铃铛 |
| 繁體中文 | 鈴鐺 |
| isiZulu | ibheli |
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?
- Copy the bell 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 bell emoji in?
- The bell emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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