Diya lamp emoji 🪔
🪔 is the diya lamp: a small clay oil lamp with a lit wick. It is the Diwali emoji — the Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of lights in October or November — and it stands…
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What the diya lamp 🪔 emoji means
🪔 is the diya lamp: a small clay oil lamp with a lit wick. It is the Diwali emoji — the Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of lights in October or November — and it stands for lamps and light generally, including the genie’s lamp from Aladdin, since no other oil lamp exists. Added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Festival set: 🎆 fireworks, 🕉️ om on the religious symbols page; the candle 🕯️ candle; the genie 🧞 genie.
Unicode name: diya lamp · U+1FA94 · Emoji 12.0 (2019) · group: Objects.
How people use it
- Diwali: greetings, decorations
- Light: hope, warmth
- Genie lamp: wishes
- Oil lamps: history, temples
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| diya lampU+1FA94 | Diwali, oil lamp | |
| candleU+1F56F U+FE0F | Candle | |
| fireworksU+1F386 | Celebration | |
| omU+1F549 U+FE0F | Hinduism | |
| genieU+1F9DE | Genie |
Questions people ask
What does 🪔 mean?
A diya — Diwali, light, or a genie’s lamp.
When is Diwali?
In October or November, on the new moon of the Hindu month Kartik.
When was 🪔 added?
2019, Emoji 12.0.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
