Meaning
The two o'clock emoji depicts a classic analog clock with the hour hand positioned at the two and the minute hand pointing straight up at twelve, clearly indicating 2:00. The design is clean and minimalist, with bold black hands that stand out against a light-colored circular face, maintaining the universally recognizable appearance of a simple timepiece.
Like the one o'clock variant, this emoji communicates a specific time in a visual, at-a-glance format. People use it when confirming afternoon meetings, marking the start of events, or creating visually interesting schedule posts. It's especially useful in group chats where multiple people need to know an exact time, or in social media posts announcing when something goes live.
The two o'clock emoji carries no particular slang or hidden meaning—it's purely literal and functional. You might see it in captions like "Livestream at 🕑️!" or in appointment confirmations. It's a straightforward way to replace text-based time notation with a visual element that stands out in a crowded message.
The design remains consistent across platforms, making it reliably readable everywhere. Like all the clock emoji in this series, the two o'clock was approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, establishing itself as a core element of time-related communication in the digital age.
Common Uses
- • Announcing meeting times
- • Confirming event start times
- • Posting stream or broadcast times
- • Marking afternoon appointments
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Two o'clock is statistically one of the most common event times, making this clock emoji particularly useful for afternoon meetups and appointments.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:clock2: :clock2: :clock2: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🕑 |
| HTML (hex) | 🕑 |
| CSS | \1F551 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDD51 |
| Python | \U0001F551 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDD51 |
| Perl | \x{1F551} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F551} |
| Punycode | xn--2r0x |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%95%91 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x95 0x91 |
🕑️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | দুটো |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 两点 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 兩點 |
| Danish | kl. to |
| Dutch | twee uur |
| English | two o’clock |
| English (UK) | two o’clock |
| Estonian | kell kaks |
| Finnish | kello kaksi |
| French | deux heures |
| German | 2:00 Uhr |
| Hindi | 2 बजे, घड़ी, दो, 2:00 |
| Hungarian | két óra |
| Italian | ore due |
| Japanese | 2時 |
| Korean | 두 시 |
| Lithuanian | dvi valandos |
| Malay | pukul dua |
| Norwegian | klokken to |
| Polish | godzina 2:00 |
| Portuguese | 2 horas |
| Russian | два часа |
| Spanish | 2 en punto |
| Spanish (Mexico) | 2 en punto |
| Swedish | klockan två |
| Thai | สองนาฬิกา |
| Ukrainian | друга година |
| Vietnamese | hai giờ |