Meaning
The three o'clock emoji displays an analog clock with the hour hand pointing directly at the three and the minute hand pointing straight up at twelve, representing 3:00 with unmistakable clarity. The visual design is consistent with other clock emoji—a traditional round face with bold black hands against a light background, making it instantly recognizable and easy to read across all device sizes and resolutions.
Three o'clock is a particularly common time for scheduling, making this emoji especially practical in everyday communication. People use it to confirm school dismissal times, afternoon appointment slots, coffee dates, or event start times. It's frequent enough in daily schedules that you'll see it regularly in group chats, calendar shares, and social media event announcements.
The three o'clock emoji remains purely functional and literal in its use—no hidden meanings or cultural associations. It's a straightforward tool for replacing "3:00 PM" or "3 o'clock" with a visual element that catches the eye. In business contexts especially, it adds a professional touch to scheduling communications.
Platform designs stay consistent, ensuring reliability everywhere it appears. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, the three o'clock clock has been a dependable part of digital timekeeping for over a decade, supporting countless schedules and confirmations across the globe.
Common Uses
- • Marking afternoon meetup times
- • Confirming school pickup times
- • Scheduling appointment slots
- • Announcing event start times
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Three o'clock carries cultural weight in many places—it's quintessential dismissal time for schools and the start of the afternoon shift in many industries.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:clock3: :clock3: :clock3: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🕒 |
| HTML (hex) | 🕒 |
| CSS | \1F552 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDD52 |
| Python | \U0001F552 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDD52 |
| Perl | \x{1F552} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F552} |
| Punycode | xn--2r0y |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%95%92 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x95 0x92 |
🕒️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | তিনটে |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 三点 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 三點 |
| Danish | kl. tre |
| Dutch | drie uur |
| English | three o’clock |
| English (UK) | three o’clock |
| Estonian | kell kolm |
| Finnish | kello kolme |
| French | trois heures |
| German | 3:00 Uhr |
| Hindi | 3 बजे, घड़ी, तीन, 3:00 |
| Hungarian | három óra |
| Italian | ore tre |
| Japanese | 3時 |
| Korean | 세 시 |
| Lithuanian | trys valandos |
| Malay | pukul 3 |
| Norwegian | klokken tre |
| Polish | godzina 3:00 |
| Portuguese | 3 horas |
| Russian | три часа |
| Spanish | 3 en punto |
| Spanish (Mexico) | 3 en punto |
| Swedish | klockan tre |
| Thai | สามนาฬิกา |
| Ukrainian | третя година |
| Vietnamese | ba giờ |