diya lamp
diya lamp meaning
A diya — the oil lamp lit for Diwali, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents the festival of lights, and the victory of light over darkness, which is the whole meaning of Diwali.
Meaning
A diya — the oil lamp lit for Diwali, added in Emoji 12.0. It represents the festival of lights, and the victory of light over darkness, which is the whole meaning of Diwali. Its addition was campaigned for and genuinely mattered: a festival celebrated by well over a billion people had, until 2019, no emoji at all.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Diya (lamp)
How to use it
- Diwali, and the diyas are lit 🪔
- Light over darkness. That is the whole point 🪔
- A billion people celebrate it and it had no emoji until 2019 🪔
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
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Indiese olielamp |
| አማርኛ | ኩራዝ |
| العربية | مصباح ضياء |
| অসমীয়া | বন্তি |
| azərbaycan | yağ lampası |
| башҡорт | дия лампаһы |
| беларуская | лямпа дыя |
| български | маслена лампа |
| বাংলা | প্রদীপ |
| bosanski | diya lampa |
| català | llum d’oli |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏯ ᎠᏨᏍᏗ |
| čeština | indická olejová lampa |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | дийа лампи |
| Cymraeg | lamp diya |
| Deutsch | Öllampe |
| dolnoserbšćina | wólejowa lampa |
| Ελληνικά | λάμπα diya |
| English | diya lamp |
| español | lámpara de aceite |
| eesti | diya-lamp |
| euskara | diya lanpara |
| فارسی | چراغ دایا |
| suomi | savilamppu |
| Filipino | lamparang diya |
| føroyskt | diyalampa |
| français | diya |
| Gaeilge | lampa diya |
| Gàidhlig | lampa-eòlain |
| galego | lámpada de aceite |
| ગુજરાતી | દિવો |
| Hausa | fitilar diya |
| עברית | מנורת דייה |
| हिन्दी | दीपक |
| hrvatski | diya lampa |
| hornjoserbšćina | wolijowa lampa |
| magyar | olajlámpa |
| հայերեն | դիյա լամպ |
| Indonesia | lampu diya |
| íslenska | diya-lampi |
| italiano | diya |
| 日本語 | ディヤランプ |
| Jawa | lampu diyan |
| ქართული | ნავთის ლამპა |
| қазақ тілі | дия |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ديا |
| ខ្មែរ | ចង្កៀងឌីយ៉ា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಹಣತೆ |
| 한국어 | 기름 램프 |
| कोंकणी | दिया दिवो |
| кыргызча | дия май чырагы |
| ລາວ | ຕະກຽງດິຢາ |
| lietuvių | žibalinė lempa |
| latviešu | eļļas lampa |
| македонски | ламба дија |
| മലയാളം | ദിയാ വിളക്ക് |
| монгол | тосон дэн |
| मराठी | पणती |
| Melayu | lampu diya |
| မြန်မာ | ဆီမီးခွက် |
| नेपाली | दियो बत्ती |
| Nederlands | diya-lamp |
| norsk | åpen oljelampe |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଦୀପ ଲ୍ୟାମ୍ପ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਦੀਵਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Díya Ọ́yil Lamp |
| polski | dipa |
| پښتو | ډيوه څراغ |
| português | lâmpada de óleo |
| rumantsch | glisch dad ieli |
| română | lampă diya |
| русский | масляная лампа |
| سنڌي | ڏيو بتي |
| တႆး | ၽႆးတီႇယႃႇ |
| සිංහල | දියා ලාම්පුව |
| slovenčina | dija |
| slovenščina | oljna lučka |
| Soomaali | feynuusta diya |
| shqip | llambë me vaj |
| српски | уљана лампа |
| srpski | uljana lampa |
| svenska | diyalampa |
| Kiswahili | taa ya diya |
| தமிழ் | அகல் விளக்கு |
| తెలుగు | దియా దీపం |
| ไทย | ตะเกียงดิยา |
| ትግርኛ | ዲያ ላምባ |
| türkmen dili | diýa çyrasy |
| lea fakatonga | maama tia |
| Türkçe | diya lamba |
| українська | каганець |
| اردو | دیا لیمپ |
| o‘zbek | moychiroq |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn diya |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àtùpà díya |
| 粵語 | 迪亞燈 |
| 粤语 | 迪亚灯 |
| 中文 | 印度油灯 |
| 繁體中文 | 陶碗油燈 |
| isiZulu | isibani se-diya |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA94
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :diya_lamp:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the diya lamp emoji (🪔) mean?
- A diya — the oil lamp lit for Diwali, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents the festival of lights, and the victory of light over darkness, which is the whole meaning of Diwali.
- How do you type the diya lamp emoji?
- Copy the diya lamp 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 diya lamp emoji in?
- The diya lamp emoji belongs to the Objects category.
Emoji Kitchen
See diya lamp combined with hundreds of other emoji in Google's Emoji Kitchen.
Browse diya lamp mashups →