flashlight
flashlight meaning
A torch, its beam shining. It stands for light in the dark, searching and finding your way. It appears in camping and power-cut contexts, and figuratively for shining a light on something — bringing it into view, exposing what would rather stay hidden. That investigative sense is common in journalism.
Meaning
A torch, its beam shining. It stands for light in the dark, searching and finding your way. It appears in camping and power-cut contexts, and figuratively for shining a light on something — bringing it into view, exposing what would rather stay hidden. That investigative sense is common in journalism.
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How to use it
- Shining a light on this 🔦
- Power cut, torches out 🔦
- Camping, and the batteries are dead 🔦
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 | flits |
| አማርኛ | የእጅ ባትሪ |
| العربية | ضوء فلاش |
| অসমীয়া | ফ্লাশ্বলাইট |
| azərbaycan | fənər |
| башҡорт | фонарик |
| беларуская | ліхтарык |
| български | фенерче |
| বাংলা | ফ্ল্যাশ লাইট |
| bosanski | baterijska lampa |
| català | llanterna |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏨᏍᏗ |
| čeština | baterka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хунар |
| Cymraeg | tortsh |
| Deutsch | Taschenlampe |
| dolnoserbšćina | kapsna lampa |
| Ελληνικά | φακός |
| English | flashlight |
| español | linterna |
| eesti | taskulamp |
| euskara | linterna |
| فارسی | چراغقوه |
| suomi | taskulamppu |
| Filipino | flashlight |
| føroyskt | lummalykt |
| français | torche |
| Gaeilge | tóirse |
| Gàidhlig | toirds dealain |
| galego | lanterna |
| ગુજરાતી | ફ્લેશલાઇટ |
| Hausa | tocila |
| עברית | פנס |
| हिन्दी | टॉर्च |
| hrvatski | ručna svjetiljka |
| hornjoserbšćina | kapsna lampa |
| magyar | zseblámpa |
| հայերեն | գրպանի լապտեր |
| Indonesia | lampu senter |
| íslenska | vasaljós |
| italiano | torcia |
| 日本語 | 懐中電灯 |
| Jawa | senter |
| ქართული | ფანარი |
| қазақ тілі | жарқыл жарығы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جارقىل جارىعى |
| ខ្មែរ | ពិល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಫ್ಲ್ಯಾಶ್ ಲೈಟ್ |
| 한국어 | 손전등 |
| कोंकणी | फ्लॅशलायट |
| кыргызча | колчырак |
| ລາວ | ໄຟສາຍ |
| lietuvių | žibintuvėlis |
| latviešu | kabatas lukturītis |
| македонски | батериска ламба |
| മലയാളം | ടോർച്ച് |
| монгол | гар чийдэн |
| मराठी | विजेरी |
| Melayu | lampu suluh |
| မြန်မာ | ဓာတ်မီး |
| नेपाली | फ्ल्याश लाइट |
| Nederlands | zaklamp |
| norsk | lommelykt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଫ୍ଲାଶ୍ଲାଇଟ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਫਲੈਸ਼ਲਾਈਟ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tọ́chlait |
| polski | latarka |
| پښتو | لاسي څراغ |
| português | lanterna |
| rumantsch | lampa da maun |
| română | lanternă |
| русский | фонарик |
| سنڌي | فليش لائيٽ |
| တႆး | ၾႆးထၢတ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ෆ්ලෑෂ්ලයිට් |
| slovenčina | baterka |
| slovenščina | svetilka |
| Soomaali | toosh |
| shqip | elektrik dore |
| српски | батеријска лампа |
| srpski | baterijska lampa |
| svenska | ficklampa |
| Kiswahili | kurunzi |
| தமிழ் | டார்ச் லைட் |
| తెలుగు | టార్చ్ లైట్ |
| ไทย | ไฟฉาย |
| ትግርኛ | ፍላሽ ላምባ |
| türkmen dili | fonar |
| lea fakatonga | kasa |
| Türkçe | el feneri |
| українська | ліхтарик |
| اردو | فلیش لائٹ |
| o‘zbek | fonar |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn pin |
| Èdè Yorùbá | iná fílásì |
| 粵語 | 電筒 |
| 粤语 | 电筒 |
| 中文 | 手电筒 |
| 繁體中文 | 手電筒 |
| isiZulu | ithoshi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F526
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :flashlight:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the flashlight emoji (🔦) mean?
- A torch, its beam shining. It stands for light in the dark, searching and finding your way. It appears in camping and power-cut contexts, and figuratively for shining a light on something — bringing it into view, exposing what would rather stay hidden. That investigative sense is common in journalism.
- How do you type the flashlight emoji?
- Copy the flashlight 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 flashlight emoji in?
- The flashlight emoji belongs to the Objects category.