Watch emoji ⌚
⌚ is the watch: a wristwatch, drawn as a smartwatch on Apple and an analogue face elsewhere. It means time — “what time?”, running late, “watch this space” — and…
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What the watch ⌚ emoji means
⌚ is the watch: a wristwatch, drawn as a smartwatch on Apple and an analogue face elsewhere. It means time — “what time?”, running late, “watch this space” — and watches as objects: luxury timepieces, smartwatch stats, step counts. Original 2010 emoji. Time set: ⏰ alarm clock, ⏱️ stopwatch, ⌛ hourglass on the loading guide, 🕐 clock faces.
Unicode name: watch · U+231A · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Time: checking, running late
- Watches: collections, gifts
- Smartwatches: fitness stats
- Watch this space: teasers
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| watchU+231A | Wristwatch, time | |
| alarm clockU+23F0 | Alarm | |
| stopwatchU+23F1 U+FE0F | Timing | |
| one o’clockU+1F550 | Clock face | |
| hourglass doneU+231B | Time’s up |
Questions people ask
What does ⌚ mean?
Time — or a watch itself.
What does ⌚ mean from a guy?
“You’re late” or “what time?” — or a watch he likes.
Why does ⌚ look like an Apple Watch?
Apple draws its own watch; other vendors show an analogue one.
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.
