What does ⌛ Hourglass Done mean?
An hourglass with all the sand settled in the bottom. It means time is up, a deadline has passed or something has finished. People use it to signal the end of waiting or to say “time’s up” in a game or quiz. Compare ⏳, where the sand is still running and the wait is not over yet.
⌛ Hourglass Done is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (clocks & time), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about sand, time and timer.
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⌛ Hourglass Done on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hourglass Done looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Hourglass Done 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 :hourglass:.
When was the Hourglass Done emoji added?
⌛ Hourglass Done 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 Hourglass Done. The underlying code (U+231B) 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.