The battery emoji is the universal symbol for energy levels—phone, body, soul, and vibes. People drop it to say they’re fully charged for the day, or ironically when they’re running on fumes and chasing coffee like it’s a wall socket. It’s big in “social battery” talk too: introverts post it to signal low power mode, while gym folks flex it after a pre-workout hits. You’ll also see it in flirty texts (“you charge me up”), dramatic posts about burnout, and meme captions about surviving on 1% and sheer willpower.
On Apple devices, it appears as a glossy, neon-green cylindrical battery with metallic silver ends, angled in a slight 3D tilt like it’s rolling toward your DMs. The vibrant green core screams “100%,” with smooth gradients and reflections that match Apple’s clean, UI-style shine—instantly recognizable from a mile away. It evokes real-life panic of the low-battery notification, the festival-goer’s best friend (portable chargers), and the eternal hope that sleep is a charger for humans. People use it straight, sarcastically, or as a mini status bar for mood, productivity, gaming stamina, and the weekly journey from Monday’s 5% to Friday’s full send.
Definition
A battery with negative sign (anode) and positive sign (cathode). A battery is used to provide electric power to tools, items, objects, or electronics. Most commonly used as a notification symbol for mobile phones or other mobile devices. A battery stores electrical energy.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
796 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
:battery:
Keywords
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
User Interface Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
User Interface Symbols
Names & Annotations
BATTERY
Symbol Information
U+1F50B proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-4FC
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[電池]
KDDI
#135 電池 U+E584 SJIS-F7A1 JIS-7823
Softbank
[電池]
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)
1f50b
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F50B
Decimal Code Point(s)
128267
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x94 0x8B
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 94 8B
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 224 213
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDD0B
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddd0b
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56587
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F50B
UTF-32 Hex
01F50B
UTF-32 Dec
128267
Python Src
u"\U0001F50B"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x94\x8b"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDD0B"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
