A wind-up kitchen timer, not one of the twenty-four numbered clock faces, and its whole job is counting down instead of telling time. It backs up a countdown, not a deadline: pasta on the boil, a workout interval, the last five minutes before a call starts. Turn the dial and it rings at zero.
What ⏲️ means
A turnable timer with tiny spokes in a circular design and a holder in between. This entire design is on a solid surface with a red mark on top representing the stop-start point.
The ⏲️ Timer Clock signifies a timed situation or even a conversation. It refers to the timer used in the kitchen and any other setup that requires to be timed. In some use cases, this emoji can also suggest a countdown.
How and when to use it
- If you're texting someone to switch off the gas or any other home appliance at an allotted time, you can use ⏲️. Like, "Listen! Could you please turn off the oven in about 10 mins ⏲️ I completely forgot about the turkey inside, ugh" (also, call if it's an emergency).
- A timer is used when the time is pre-decided and the scenario needs to fit into this time gap. So while playfully (or not) suggesting someone to wind up their rant, you can use ⏲️. For example, "Argh. Okay. You have 15 mins to vent out all that you want ⏲️ and I'm being generous".
- ⏲️ can also be used to indicate the start and end time. For instance, if you're texting someone about the timings of a match/game or anything else, you can use this emoji - "It starts at about 3 PM and finishes at around 6-ish ⏲️".
- You can also use ⏲️ to suggest that someone is allocated a particular task that needs to be finished within a strict time bracket.
Other Names
- ⏲️ Kitchen Timer
- ⏲️ Timepiece
- ⏲️ Timer
- ⏲️ Analog Timer
- ⏲️ Digital Timer
- ⏲️ Ticker
- ⏲️ Countdown Timer
The lowdown
- Category
- Travel & Places › time
- Codepoints
U+23F2 U+FE0F- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:timer_clock:GitHub- Keywords
- clock, timer
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ⏲️ Timer Clock or 🌀 Cyclone?