candle
candle meaning
A lit candle. It stands for light, warmth and atmosphere, and — significantly — for remembrance and mourning. Lighting a candle for someone is one of the most widely shared human gestures, across faiths and none, and this emoji carries that weight.
Meaning
A lit candle. It stands for light, warmth and atmosphere, and — significantly — for remembrance and mourning. Lighting a candle for someone is one of the most widely shared human gestures, across faiths and none, and this emoji carries that weight. It appears in both cosy and grieving contexts, and the difference between them is carried entirely by the words around it.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Candle
How to use it
- Lighting a candle for them tonight 🕯️
- Power cut, candles out 🕯️
- In memory 🕯️
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).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kers |
| አማርኛ | ሻማ |
| العربية | شمعة |
| অসমীয়া | মম |
| azərbaycan | şam |
| башҡорт | шәм |
| беларуская | свечка |
| български | свещ |
| বাংলা | মোমবাতি |
| bosanski | svijeća |
| català | espelma |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᎧᎾᏫ ᎠᏨᏍᏗ |
| čeština | svíčka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫурта |
| Cymraeg | cannwyll |
| Deutsch | Kerze |
| dolnoserbšćina | swěcka |
| Ελληνικά | κερί |
| English | candle |
| español | vela |
| eesti | küünal |
| euskara | kandela |
| فارسی | شمع |
| suomi | kynttilä |
| Filipino | kandila |
| føroyskt | livandi ljós |
| français | bougie |
| Gaeilge | coinneal |
| Gàidhlig | coinneal |
| galego | candea |
| ગુજરાતી | મીણબત્તી |
| Hausa | kyandir |
| עברית | נר |
| हिन्दी | मोमबत्ती |
| hrvatski | svijeća |
| hornjoserbšćina | swěčka |
| magyar | gyertya |
| հայերեն | մոմ |
| Indonesia | lilin |
| íslenska | kerti |
| italiano | candela |
| 日本語 | ろうそく |
| Jawa | lilin |
| ქართული | სანთელი |
| қазақ тілі | майшам |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مايشام |
| ខ្មែរ | ទៀន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ |
| 한국어 | 양초 |
| कोंकणी | मेणवाक |
| кыргызча | шам |
| ລາວ | ທຽນ |
| lietuvių | žvakė |
| latviešu | svece |
| македонски | свеќа |
| മലയാളം | മെഴുകുതിരി |
| монгол | лаа |
| मराठी | मेणबत्ती |
| Melayu | lilin |
| မြန်မာ | ဖယောင်းတိုင် |
| नेपाली | मैनबत्ती |
| Nederlands | kaars |
| norsk | stearinlys |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମହମ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੋਮਬੱਤੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kándul |
| polski | świeca |
| پښتو | شمع |
| português | vela |
| rumantsch | chandaila |
| română | lumânare |
| русский | свеча |
| سنڌي | ميڻ بتي |
| တႆး | တဵၼ်း |
| සිංහල | ඉටිපන්දම |
| slovenčina | sviečka |
| slovenščina | sveča |
| Soomaali | shamac |
| shqip | qiri |
| српски | свећа |
| srpski | sveća |
| svenska | stearinljus |
| Kiswahili | mshumaa |
| தமிழ் | மெழுகுவர்த்தி |
| తెలుగు | కొవ్వొత్తి |
| ไทย | เทียน |
| ትግርኛ | ሽምዓ |
| türkmen dili | şem |
| lea fakatonga | teʻelango |
| Türkçe | mum |
| українська | свічка |
| اردو | موم بتی |
| o‘zbek | sham |
| Tiếng Việt | nến |
| Èdè Yorùbá | kándúùlù |
| 粵語 | 蠟燭 |
| 粤语 | 蜡烛 |
| 中文 | 蜡烛 |
| 繁體中文 | 蠟燭 |
| isiZulu | ikhandlela |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F56F U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :candle:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the candle emoji (🕯️) mean?
- A lit candle. It stands for light, warmth and atmosphere, and — significantly — for remembrance and mourning. Lighting a candle for someone is one of the most widely shared human gestures, across faiths and none, and this emoji carries that weight.
- How do you type the candle emoji?
- Copy the candle 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 candle emoji in?
- The candle emoji belongs to the Objects category.