Time Symbols
Copy and paste time emojis, clock faces, and hourglass symbols for messaging, notes, and design
Time symbols are Unicode text characters and emojis that people often use to represent hours, timekeeping, timing, deadlines, and reminders in everyday writing and interfaces. This page includes time emojis, symbols, and keyboard text emoticons that you can copy and paste, such as ⌛, ⌚, ⏰, and 🕒, for use across apps, documents, and social platforms.
How to Copy and Paste Time Symbols
Browse the time symbol grid to find clocks, hourglasses, watches, and related time emojis. Select a symbol to add it to the editor, then copy and paste it into your message, document, or app wherever you need a time reference.
What Are Time Symbols?
A time symbol is a Unicode character or emoji commonly used to indicate time, timekeeping, or timing-related context. These symbols often appear as clock faces (showing specific hours), an hourglass, a watch, or an alarm clock, and they are frequently used in schedules, reminders, and time references in text. Examples people often use include ⌛, ⌚, ⏰, and 🕒.
Popular Time Symbols
These time symbols are widely used across messaging, calendars, and notes to indicate time, urgency, reminders, or a specific hour shown on a clock face.
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
| ⌛ | Hourglass Symbol |
| ⌚ | Watch Symbol |
| ⏰ | Alarm Clock Symbol |
| 🕒 | Clock Face Three O’Clock |
| 🕛 | Clock Face Twelve O’Clock |
| ⏳ | Hourglass Not Done |
Time Symbol Categories
Time symbols appear in several common forms. Grouping them by type can help you choose a symbol that matches your context, such as a specific hour, a reminder, or an indication that time is passing.
Clock Face Time Emojis (Hours)
Clock-face emojis are typically used to show a specific hour, often helpful for meeting times, store hours, or simple time references in text.
🕐 🕑 🕒 🕓 🕔 🕕 🕖 🕗 🕘 🕙 🕚 🕛
Half-Hour Clock Face Emojis
Half-hour clock faces are commonly used to indicate approximate times at 30-minute intervals, such as 2:30 or 7:30.
🕜 🕝 🕞 🕟 🕠 🕡 🕢 🕣 🕤 🕥 🕦 🕧
Hourglass Symbols
Hourglass symbols are often associated with time passing, waiting, or a task in progress, and are common in status messages and reminders.
⌛ ⏳
Watch and Alarm Clock Symbols
Watch and alarm clock symbols are frequently used for timekeeping, reminders, wake-up alarms, and scheduling hints in messages and notes.
⌚ ⏰
Timing and Deadline Indicators
These symbols are often used to mark timing, countdown context, or a reminder that something is time-related without naming a specific hour.
⏱ ⏲ ⏮ ⏭
Date and Calendar-Adjacent Time Markers
While not clocks, these symbols are often paired with time symbols to describe schedules and planning text (for example, events and reminders).
📅 🗓
Text-Style Time Emoticons
Keyboard-style emoticons may be used to add a time-related visual cue in plain text contexts where emojis are not preferred or not available.
(time) (alarm) (clock)
Time Symbol Usage Examples
Time symbols are commonly used to make scheduling and reminders easier to scan. Here are practical examples that show how time symbols can appear in typical text.
Meeting Reminder
Stand-up at 09:00 🕘 — please join on time
Deadline Message
Submit the report by 17:00 ⌛
Alarm / Wake-Up Note
Set an alarm for 06:30 ⏰
Time Estimate
Estimated duration: 15 minutes ⏱
Waiting Status
Loading updates… ⏳
Using Time Symbols on Social Media and Online Platforms
Time symbols and time emojis are commonly used online to highlight schedules, posting times, and reminders in a compact way. Because they are Unicode characters, they can often be copied and pasted into profiles, captions, and messages on many platforms, depending on font and emoji support. Common uses include:
- Instagram captions for posting times and event reminders
- Discord announcements for meeting times and server events
- TikTok bio lines for availability hours or livestream schedules
- X (Twitter) posts that reference deadlines or time windows
- WhatsApp messages for appointments and reminders
- YouTube descriptions for timestamps and upload schedules
- Gaming profiles that show playtime availability windows
Professional and Practical Uses for Time Symbols
- Calendar entries and appointment messages
- Reminders, alarms, and task lists
- Time estimates and duration notes
- Event schedules and operating hours
- Status updates that indicate waiting or time sensitivity
How to Type Time Symbols on Any Device
- Choose one or more time symbols (⌛ ⌚ ⏰ 🕒) from the symbol grid.
- Copy the selected symbols using the copy button or CTRL+C (Windows/Linux) or ⌘+C (Mac).
- Paste the symbols into your app using paste or CTRL+V (Windows/Linux) or ⌘+V (Mac).
Unicode Time Symbols and Meanings
Time symbols are provided through the Unicode standard, which defines a unique code point and name for each character or emoji. This helps time-related symbols (such as clock faces, hourglasses, watches, and alarm clocks) remain recognizable and usable across many devices, apps, and operating systems, with appearance varying by platform.
Time Symbols List and Meanings
Use this reference table to review common time symbols along with their Unicode names and typical usage contexts. Select any symbol to copy it for calendars, reminders, timestamps, or time-related labels.