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What Unicode characters represent "time"?


What Unicode character symbol(s) express duration (such as a clock, hourglass, or other timepiece)?

For example "★3⅔" instead of "3 hours and forty minutes", where ★ is a time symbol.


Solution

  • The following code points exist related to clocks, watches, and other devices to indicate time:

    ⌚  U+0231A  WATCH
    ⌛  U+0231B  HOURGLASS
    ⏰  U+023F0  ALARM CLOCK
    ⏱  U+023F1  STOPWATCH
    ⏲  U+023F2  TIMER CLOCK
    ⏳  U+023F3  HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND
    ⧖  U+029D6  WHITE HOURGLASS
    ⧗  U+029D7  BLACK HOURGLASS
    📅  U+1F4C5  CALENDAR
    📆  U+1F4C6  TEAR-OFF CALENDAR
    🕐  U+1F550  CLOCK FACE ONE OCLOCK
    🕜  U+1F55C  CLOCK FACE ONE-THIRTY
    🕑  U+1F551  CLOCK FACE TWO OCLOCK
    🕝  U+1F55D  CLOCK FACE TWO-THIRTY
    🕒  U+1F552  CLOCK FACE THREE OCLOCK
    🕞  U+1F55E  CLOCK FACE THREE-THIRTY
    🕓  U+1F553  CLOCK FACE FOUR OCLOCK
    🕟  U+1F55F  CLOCK FACE FOUR-THIRTY
    🕔  U+1F554  CLOCK FACE FIVE OCLOCK
    🕠  U+1F560  CLOCK FACE FIVE-THIRTY
    🕕  U+1F555  CLOCK FACE SIX OCLOCK
    🕡  U+1F561  CLOCK FACE SIX-THIRTY
    🕖  U+1F556  CLOCK FACE SEVEN OCLOCK
    🕢  U+1F562  CLOCK FACE SEVEN-THIRTY
    🕗  U+1F557  CLOCK FACE EIGHT OCLOCK
    🕣  U+1F563  CLOCK FACE EIGHT-THIRTY
    🕘  U+1F558  CLOCK FACE NINE OCLOCK
    🕤  U+1F564  CLOCK FACE NINE-THIRTY
    🕙  U+1F559  CLOCK FACE TEN OCLOCK
    🕥  U+1F565  CLOCK FACE TEN-THIRTY
    🕚  U+1F55A  CLOCK FACE ELEVEN OCLOCK
    🕦  U+1F566  CLOCK FACE ELEVEN-THIRTY
    🕛  U+1F55B  CLOCK FACE TWELVE OCLOCK
    🕧  U+1F567  CLOCK FACE TWELVE-THIRTY
    🕰  U+1F570  MANTELPIECE CLOCK
    🗓  U+1F5D3  SPIRAL CALENDAR PAD
    

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