The six o’clock emoji shows an analog clock locked at exactly 6:00—perfect for “be there at six,” dinnertime flexes, or the classic local news vibe. It can mean 6 AM (rise-and-grind, gym rats, coffee IV) or 6 PM (commute, golden hour pics, or “meet me for tacos”). People drop it in chats to set plans, mark a deadline, or jokingly upgrade the phrase “it’s five o’clock somewhere” to “it’s six, let’s be responsible-ish.” It also works as a countdown marker, a “hard stop at 6” corporate-ese signal, or an ominous “when the clock strikes six” dramatization.
On Apple devices, it’s a clean, round white dial with a subtle gray-silver rim, minimalist black tick marks (no numerals), a short black hour hand aiming straight down at the 6, a longer minute hand pointing straight up at the 12, and a slim red second hand parked at 12. The look is flat, crisp, and head-on—no fancy perspective—so that tall-up/low-down silhouette is instantly recognizable in a scroll. Other platforms tweak the styling, but the “vertical hands” pose screams six o’clock at a glance.
Online, it’s used for ironic punctuality (“on my way, six sharp” while you’re still in sweatpants), for the #6AMClub grindset, or for sunset-thirst-trap scheduling. Parents and students use it for curfews and bedtime routines, foodies for dinner invites, and romantics for a flirty “date at six?” Bonus: it fuels dad jokes about a “six o’clock shadow,” even though we all know the meme is five o’clock—chaotic neutral energy accepted.
Definition
An analog clock with the time six o'clock displayed. 6:00.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
1969 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:clock6:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Clock Face Six OClock
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Clock Face Symbols
Editorial Comment
A clock with the minute hand at 12 and the hour hand at 6. The clock images in iOS 5 were revamped with thinner borders and larger hands. iEmoji old Name: 6:00
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Nature
Unicode Subcategory
User Interface Symbols
Names & Annotations
CLOCK FACE SIX OCLOCK
Symbol Information
U+1F555 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-023
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#176 'Clock' 時計 U+E6BA SJIS-F95E JIS-7833
KDDI
#46 時計 U+E594 SJIS-F7B1 JIS-7833
Softbank
#366 #old41 時計(６時) U+E029 SJIS-F969
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🕕
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🕕
Decimal HTML Entity
🕕
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🕕
Hex Code Point(s)
1f555
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F555
Decimal Code Point(s)
128341
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x95 0x95
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 95 95
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 225 225
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDD55
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddd55
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56661
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F555
UTF-32 Hex
01F555
UTF-32 Dec
128341
Python Src
u"\U0001F555"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x95\x95"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDD55"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
