Watch Emoji

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Watch Emoji

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87 items. Tap one to copy it.

Watch emoji 10

On the wrist 18

Watch in text 11

Watch drawings 2

Watch words 14

Time sayings 8

Watch lines 8

Watch combos 16

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How it works

The watch emoji is ⌚, U+231A, from Emoji 0.6. The character itself has been in Unicode since version 1.1, and the emoji list files it under time in Travel & Places, between ⏳ Hourglass not done and ⏰ Alarm clock.

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A watch symbol in plain text

Followed by the text selector U+FE0E, the same character asks to be drawn flat: ⌚︎, though some apps show the emoji anyway. To type it, Wikipedia gives two routes: in apps that accept hexadecimal, 231A then Alt+X; in some Windows apps, Alt with the decimal number, 8986.

Watch, clock and time

CLDR, Unicode’s list of search words, files ⌚ under watch, clock and time. Watch leads to one other emoji, 🙈 See-no-evil monkey, for the other sense of the word; clock leads to 29. Unicode also ties ☕ Hot beverage to the watch, with the note that it can indicate a wait.

  • By Wikipedia watches ran on a wound mainspring for most of their history; the battery-powered quartz watch was invented in the 1960s.
  • Japanese 腕時計 joins 腕, wrist in Unihan, to 時計, a clock or watch.

Questions and answers

Is there a wrist watch emoji?

Yes: ⌚. Unicode names it plainly Watch and has no separate wristwatch emoji or pocket watch; by Wiktionary a wristwatch is a watch worn on a band or strap fastened round the wrist.

Is there an emoji looking at a watch?

No emoji draws a person checking the time. The combo Looking at my watch puts 👀 Eyes before ⌚, and You’re late swaps in 🤨 Face with raised eyebrow.

How to make a watch with symbols on a keyboard?

Type =(L)=: equals signs for the strap, brackets for the case and a capital L for hands at three o’clock. =[10:10]= is a digital watch, and (L)~~~ a pocket watch on its chain.

Which emoji are watches?

Two have watch in the name: ⌚ Watch and ⏱️ Stopwatch, from Emoji 1.0. The other emoji of the time subgroup are hourglasses and clocks.

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Watch emoji 10

  • Alarm clock U+23F0. The emoji after Watch in Unicode’s list. Filed under alarm, clock, late and waiting. Emoji 0.6.
  • Hot beverage U+2615. Unicode cross-references it to Watch and notes that it can be used to indicate a wait. Filed under coffee, tea and hot. Emoji 0.6.
  • Hourglass not done U+23F3. The emoji before Watch in Unicode’s list. Filed under hourglass, sand, timer and waiting. Emoji 0.6.
  • Mantelpiece clock U+1F570 U+FE0F. Unicode’s names list also calls it clock. Filed under clock, mantelpiece and time. Emoji 0.7.
  • One o’clock U+1F550. Unicode cross-references Watch to this clock face and to Alarm clock. Filed under clock, one and time. Emoji 0.6.
  • See-no-evil monkey U+1F648. The only other emoji filed under watch: the other sense of the word. Also filed under monkey, hide and secret. Emoji 0.6.
  • Stopwatch U+23F1 U+FE0F. The only other emoji with watch in its name. Filed under stopwatch, clock and time. Emoji 1.0.
  • Timer clock U+23F2 U+FE0F. Filed under clock and timer. Emoji 1.0.
  • Watch U+231A. The character has been in Unicode since version 1.1. Filed under watch, clock and time. Emoji 0.6.
  • Watch, text style U+231A. Watch followed by the text selector U+FE0E, which asks for a flat symbol. Some apps draw the emoji anyway.
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On the wrist 18

  • Battery U+1F50B. Filed under battery. Emoji 0.6.
  • Beating heart U+1F493. Filed under heartbeat, pulse and cardio. Emoji 0.6.
  • Bell U+1F514. Filed under bell and sound. Emoji 0.6.
  • Chains U+26D3 U+FE0F. Filed under chain and chains. Emoji 0.7.
  • Diving mask U+1F93F. Filed under diving, mask and scuba. Emoji 12.0.
  • Eyes U+1F440. Filed under eyes, look, looking and see. Emoji 0.6.
  • Flexed biceps U+1F4AA. Filed under arm, biceps and muscle. Emoji 0.6.
  • Footprints U+1F463. Filed under footprints and walk. Emoji 0.6.
  • Gear U+2699 U+FE0F. Filed under gear, cog and cogwheel. Emoji 1.0.
  • Gem stone U+1F48E. Filed under gem, jewel and diamond. Emoji 0.6.
  • Low battery U+1FAAB. Filed under battery, low and power. Emoji 14.0.
  • Magnifying glass tilted left U+1F50D. Filed under magnifying, glass and search. Emoji 0.6.
  • Mobile phone U+1F4F1. Filed under mobile, phone and cell. Emoji 0.6.
  • Necktie U+1F454. Filed under necktie, tie and shirt. Emoji 0.6.
  • Person running U+1F3C3. Filed under run, race, hurry and speed. Emoji 0.6.
  • Person swimming U+1F3CA. Filed under swim, swimmer and swimming. Emoji 0.6.
  • Wrapped gift U+1F381. Filed under gift, present and birthday. Emoji 0.6.
  • Wrench U+1F527. Filed under wrench, spanner and tool. Emoji 0.6.

Watch in text 11

  • 手錶 Chinese for a wristwatch, by Wiktionary
  • 腕時計 Japanese for a wristwatch, by Wiktionary
  • =[10:10]= A digital watch on its strap. Plain ASCII
  • Armbanduhr German for a wristwatch, by Wiktionary
  • =(L)= A watch from above: strap, round case, hands at three o’clock. Plain ASCII
  • (L)~~~ A pocket watch on its chain. Plain ASCII
  • montre French for a watch, by Wiktionary
  • orologio Italian for a clock and for a watch, by Wiktionary
  • reloj Spanish for a clock and for a watch, by Wiktionary
  • Uhr German for a clock and for a watch, by Wiktionary
  • Watch, Han character U+9336. Unihan defines it as a watch, clock.

Watch drawings 2

  • Digital watch, drawn Five lines of ASCII
  • Wristwatch, drawn Seven lines of ASCII

Watch words 14

  • Bezel ⌚ By Wiktionary: the rim and flange that surround and hold a jewel or other object, a watch crystal for one
  • Chronograph ⏱️ By Wiktionary: a watch and stopwatch combined
  • Crown 👑 By Wiktionary: in horology, the knurled dial or knob outside a watch case for winding it or setting the hands
  • Fob ⛓️ By Wiktionary: a short chain or ribbon to connect a pocket to the watch kept in it
  • Horology ⌚ By Wiktionary: the technology, science and art of making and keeping up timekeepers like clocks, watches and sundials
  • Hour hand ⌚ By Wiktionary: the clock or watch hand that turns twice a day and shows the hours
  • Mainspring ⚙️ By Wiktionary: in horology, the main spring of a clockwork, which uncoils to drive it
  • Minute hand ⌚ By Wiktionary: the clock or watch hand that turns once an hour and shows the minutes
  • Pocket watch ⌚ By Wiktionary: a watch for the pocket, often with a cover that closes, usually on a chain
  • Smartwatch 📱 By Wiktionary: a wristwatch whose electronics do more than keep time
  • Watch face ⌚ By Wiktionary: the watch surface holding the hands and dial, or a digital display
  • Watchband ⌚ By Wiktionary: a band, of leather, metal, plastic or something else, holding a wristwatch on the wrist
  • Watchmaker 🔍 By Wiktionary: a company or craftsperson making and/or maintaining watches
  • Wristwatch ⌚ By Wiktionary: a watch on a band or strap fastened round the wrist

Time sayings 8

  • A watched pot never boils By Wiktionary: a process seems slower when you wait for it. Eyes, then pot of food.
  • Better late than never By Wiktionary: doing a thing late beats never doing it. Watch, then person shrugging.
  • Clock-watcher By Wiktionary: someone keen for time to pass, at work or school. Yawning face, then watch.
  • Fashionably late By Wiktionary: turning up late to an event that does not usually call for punctuality. Watch, then smiling face with sunglasses.
  • On my watch By Wiktionary, on one’s watch: while one holds authority or responsibility. Watch, then person raising hand.
  • On the dot By Wiktionary: precisely, exactly, mostly of a time of day. Watch, then bullseye.
  • Race against time By Wiktionary: a situation where a thing has to be done in a hurry ahead of a deadline. Person running, then watch, then dashing away.
  • Telling the time By Wiktionary, to tell time: to measure time or find the current time. Watch, then speech balloon.

Watch lines 8

  • ⌚ Back in ___ minutes Fill in the blank
  • ⌚ Clocks change tonight For a reminder
  • ⌚ Got the time? For a message
  • ⌚ Meet at ___ sharp Fill in the blank
  • ⌚ New watch day For a caption
  • ⌚ Time check: ___ Fill in the blank
  • ⌚ Watch for sale: ___ Fill in the blank
  • ⌚ What time is it there? For a friend in another time zone

Watch combos 16

  • Dive watch Watch, then diving mask.
  • Dress watch Watch, then necktie.
  • Flat watch battery Watch, then low battery.
  • Heart rate Watch, then beating heart.
  • Look at the time Backhand index pointing right, then watch.
  • Looking at my watch Eyes, then watch.
  • Phone and watch Mobile phone, then watch.
  • Step count Watch, then footprints.
  • Synchronise watches Watch, then handshake, then watch.
  • Timed run Person running, then stopwatch.
  • Waiting over coffee Watch, then hot beverage.
  • Watch as a gift Wrapped gift, then watch.
  • Watch on a chain Watch, then chains.
  • Watch repair Watch, then wrench.
  • Waterproof watch Watch, then droplet.
  • You’re late Face with raised eyebrow, then watch.

How this list was compiled: Built on 2026-10-10 from sources read that day. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers are from the Unicode emoji list, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file. Search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml). Watch is U+231A, Emoji 0.6, in the group Travel & Places, subgroup time, between Hourglass not done and Alarm clock. Its CLDR words are clock, time and watch: two emoji are filed under watch (See-no-evil monkey and Watch), 29 under clock and 26 under time. Two emoji have watch in the name, Watch and Stopwatch. Nothing is filed under wrist, wristwatch, smartwatch, strap or pocket. Character names, notes and headings are from UnicodeData.txt and NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt, https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt): U+231A Watch stands under the heading User interface symbols beside U+231B Hourglass, cross-referenced to Alarm clock and Clock face one oclock; the one other character with watch in its name is U+1D344 Tetragram for watch; Hot beverage (U+2615) is cross-referenced to Watch with the note can be used to indicate a wait; Mantelpiece clock carries the alias clock. U+231A dates from Unicode 1.1 by DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt) and has a text style row in https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt; its number in decimal is 8986. The Han definitions are from the Unihan database, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip), field kDefinition: U+9336 a watch, clock; U+8155 wrist. Wikipedia, Watch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch): a timepiece a person carries or wears; a wristwatch is worn around the wrist; watches were mechanical, powered by winding a mainspring, and the battery-powered quartz watch was invented in the 1960s. Wikipedia, Alt code (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code): some applications gave the matching Unicode character for numbers from 256 to 65,535. Wikipedia, Unicode input (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input): in some applications Alt+X replaces the hexadecimal number left of the cursor with its character. Wikipedia's List of emoticons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons) has no watch. The watch words, the sayings and the words in other languages are as Wiktionary gives them (CC BY-SA 4.0): watch (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/watch), wristwatch (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wristwatch), pocket watch (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pocket_watch), smartwatch (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smartwatch), chronograph (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chronograph), watch face (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/watch_face), crown (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crown), bezel (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bezel), watchband (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/watchband), hour hand (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hour_hand), minute hand (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minute_hand), mainspring (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mainspring), fob (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fob), watchmaker (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/watchmaker), horology (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/horology), on the dot (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/on_the_dot), fashionably late (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fashionably_late), clock-watcher (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clock-watcher), race against time (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/race_against_time), better late than never (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/better_late_than_never), a watched pot never boils (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_watched_pot_never_boils), on one's watch (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/on_one's_watch), tell time (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tell_time), 腕時計 (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/腕時計), 時計 (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/時計), 手錶 (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/手錶), reloj (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reloj), montre (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/montre), Uhr (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Uhr), Armbanduhr (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Armbanduhr), orologio (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/orologio). The three typed watches, the two drawings, the eight lines and the combos without a dictionary line are this site's own work. Licence: own work: the selection, the combo names, the text drawings and the notes are this site's own. Emoji names, code points and search words are Unicode and CLDR data, and the Han definitions are Unihan data, used under the Unicode License v3 (https://www.unicode.org/license.txt). Facts from Wikipedia and Wiktionary are restated in this site's own words and credited in the source line.

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