What does 🕗 Eight O’clock mean?
A clock face with the hands at 8:00. It often marks the start of a workday or school day, a morning meeting or an evening TV show. In the evening it is popular for dinner bookings and parties. People use it to set expectations, like being online from eight, or to warn that a deadline lands first thing in the morning.
🕗 Eight O’clock is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (clocks & time), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about 8, 8:00, o’clock and time.
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🕗 Eight O’clock on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Eight O’clock looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Eight O’clock emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🕗 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :clock8:.
When was the Eight O’clock emoji added?
🕗 Eight O’clock was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🕗 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Eight O’clock. The underlying code (U+1F557) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.