Emoji ⏳ (HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND): meaning and Unicode code

Meaning of the emoji ⏳ (HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

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HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND

Information about emoji HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND

Unicode Name
HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND
Unicode Codepoint
U+23F3
Subcategory
Time
Slug
hourglass_flowing_sand

Meaning and description of emoticon ⏳

The ⏳ emoji depicts a bulb with a flowing stream of sand. Belongs to the Travel & Places group of the Unicode standard.

⏳ — this is an hourglass. It depicts a bulb with a flowing stream of sand. This emoji is used when you need to indicate an hourglass, add a visual accent, or set the right mood in a message.

Usage Examples ⏳

Usage Examples ⏳
FormatCode
Shortcode (Slack):hourglass_flowing_sand:
Shortcode (Discord):hourglass_flowing_sand:
Shortcode (GitHub):hourglass_flowing_sand:
HTML Dec⏳
HTML Hex⏳
CSScontent: "\23F3";
C, C++, Python\U000023F3
Java, JavaScript & JSON\u23F3
Perl\x{23F3}
PHP & Ruby\u{23F3}
Punycodexn--koh
URL Escape Code%E2%8F%B3
Bytes (UTF-8)E2 8F B3

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

⏳ means an hourglass. and belong to the "Time" topic

With ⏳, ⏰, 📅, and ⌛ are often used — to amplify the meaning and expressiveness.

Instead of ⏳, you can use ⏰, ⌚, and 📅 when you want a similar idea with a different visual emphasis.

Examples: "What matters here is precisely this meaning ⏳" or "Instantly clear: an hourglass ⏳".

⏳ is fitting when you need to convey the theme of an hourglass or set the appropriate mood.

In messages, ⏳ is read as a reference to an hourglass or a closely related concept.

On a deeper level, this emoji works non-literally: it creates the right context and atmosphere in the chat.

⏳ is called hourglass_flowing_sand; in Unicode it is U+23F3. It belongs to the "Travel & Places" category and is part of the "Time" topic.

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