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Hourglass Emoji Symbol ⌛
Hourglass Emoji Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Hourglass Emoji |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+231B |
| CSS Code | \231B |
| Hex Code | ⌛ |
| HTML Code | ⌛ |
| Symbol | ⌛ |
Hourglass Emoji Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x8C 0x9B |
| UTF-16 | 0x231B |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000231B |
How to add hourglass emoji symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the hourglass emoji symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type hourglass emoji symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the hourglass emoji in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 231B
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 231B is now transformed into ⌛
How to type hourglass emoji symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the hourglass emoji on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type hourglass emoji on your windows machine.
How to type hourglass emoji symbol on Mac OS
You can type the hourglass emoji on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Hourglass Emoji" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text


How to type hourglass emoji symbol on Linux
You can type the hourglass emoji on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 231B consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type hourglass emoji symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the hourglass emoji symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use hourglass emoji in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \231B;
3 }How to use hourglass emoji in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>⌛</span>Hourglass Emoji symbol representation in programming languages
Hourglass Emojisymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{231B} |
| Ruby | \u{231B} |
| Python | \u231B |
| PHP | \u{231B} |
| Perl | \x{231B} |
| Java | \u231B |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{231B} |
| JavaScript | \u231B |
| Go | \u231B |
| C# | \u231B |
| C and C++ | \u231B |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u231B |
| RFC 5137 | \u'231B' |
