watch
watch meaning
A wristwatch. It stands for time, punctuality and checking how late you are. It appears in contexts about time and scheduling, and it carries the fact that watches are now largely jewellery rather than instruments — everybody has a clock in their pocket, and people wear watches anyway.
Meaning
A wristwatch. It stands for time, punctuality and checking how late you are. It appears in contexts about time and scheduling, and it carries the fact that watches are now largely jewellery rather than instruments — everybody has a clock in their pocket, and people wear watches anyway. It appears in time and scheduling contexts, and it is used mostly by people who are already late.
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How to use it
- Watches are jewellery now, and we wear them anyway ⌚
- Checked the time. It is later than I thought ⌚
- Running late, as usual ⌚
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 | horlosie |
| አማርኛ | የእጅ ሰዓት |
| العربية | ساعة |
| অসমীয়া | হাতঘড়ী |
| azərbaycan | qol saatı |
| башҡорт | ҡул сәғәте |
| беларуская | наручны гадзіннік |
| български | ръчен часовник |
| বাংলা | ঘড়ি |
| bosanski | ručni sat |
| català | rellotge |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏍᏗ ᏩᏥ |
| čeština | hodinky |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ал сехечӗ |
| Cymraeg | oriawr |
| Deutsch | Armbanduhr |
| dolnoserbšćina | rucne zegerk |
| Ελληνικά | ρολόι |
| English | watch |
| español | reloj |
| eesti | käekell |
| euskara | erlojua |
| فارسی | ساعت مچی |
| suomi | kello |
| Filipino | relo |
| føroyskt | ur |
| français | montre |
| Gaeilge | uaireadóir |
| Gàidhlig | uaireadair |
| galego | reloxo |
| ગુજરાતી | ઘડિયાળ |
| Hausa | kallo |
| עברית | שעון יד |
| हिन्दी | घड़ी, समय |
| hrvatski | ručni sat |
| hornjoserbšćina | ručny časnik |
| magyar | óra |
| հայերեն | ժամացույց |
| Indonesia | jam tangan |
| íslenska | úr |
| italiano | orologio |
| 日本語 | 腕時計 |
| Jawa | erloji |
| ქართული | საათი |
| қазақ тілі | қол сағат |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قول ساعات |
| ខ្មែរ | នាឡិកាដៃ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಗಡಿಯಾರ |
| 한국어 | 시계 |
| कोंकणी | घड्याळ |
| кыргызча | саат |
| ລາວ | ໂມງ |
| lietuvių | laikrodis |
| latviešu | rokaspulkstenis |
| македонски | рачен часовник |
| മലയാളം | വാച്ച് |
| монгол | бугуйн цаг |
| मराठी | घड्याळ |
| Melayu | jam tangan |
| မြန်မာ | လက်ပတ်နာရီ |
| नेपाली | घडी |
| Nederlands | horloge |
| norsk | armbåndsur |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହାତ ଘଣ୍ଟା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਗੁੱਟ ਘੜੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wọch |
| polski | zegarek |
| پښتو | ګړۍ |
| português | relógio de pulso |
| rumantsch | ura da bratsch |
| română | ceas de mână |
| русский | наручные часы |
| سنڌي | گهڙي |
| တႆး | ၼႃႇလီႇၶွပ်ႈမိုဝ်း |
| සිංහල | ඔරලෝසුව |
| slovenčina | hodinky |
| slovenščina | ročna ura |
| Soomaali | goor-sheeg |
| shqip | orë |
| српски | сат |
| srpski | sat |
| svenska | armbandsur |
| Kiswahili | saa |
| தமிழ் | வாட்ச் |
| తెలుగు | చేతి గడియారం |
| ไทย | นาฬิกาข้อมือ |
| ትግርኛ | ሰዓት |
| türkmen dili | goşar sagady |
| lea fakatonga | uasi |
| Türkçe | kol saati |
| українська | наручний годинник |
| اردو | گھڑی |
| o‘zbek | qo‘l soati |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng hồ đeo tay |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ago |
| 粵語 | 手錶 |
| 粤语 | 手表 |
| 中文 | 手表 |
| 繁體中文 | 手錶 |
| isiZulu | iwashi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+231A U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :watch:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the watch emoji (⌚️) mean?
- A wristwatch. It stands for time, punctuality and checking how late you are. It appears in contexts about time and scheduling, and it carries the fact that watches are now largely jewellery rather than instruments — everybody has a clock in their pocket, and people wear watches anyway.
- How do you type the watch emoji?
- Copy the watch 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 watch emoji in?
- The watch emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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