What does ⏱️ Stopwatch mean?
A stopwatch with a button on top. It stands for timing, speed, races, workouts and personal records. People use it for lap times, interval training, speedruns and countdowns, and it suggests precision and every second counting. ⏲️ is more of a kitchen timer, while ⏰ is for waking up.
⏱️ Stopwatch is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (clocks & time), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about clock and time.
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⏱️ Stopwatch on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Stopwatch looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Stopwatch 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 :stopwatch:.
When was the Stopwatch emoji added?
⏱️ Stopwatch was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Stopwatch. The underlying code (U+23F1 U+FE0F) 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.