Hourglass With Flowing Sand
Block: Miscellaneous Technical
- Symbol
- ⏳
- Unicode
U+23F3- Unicode name
- HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND
- Block
- Miscellaneous Technical
- Category
- Symbol, Other
- Type
- Emoji character
Hourglass With Flowing Sand (⏳) is encoded as U+23F3 and has the formal Unicode name HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND. Unicode classifies it as Symbol, Other in the Miscellaneous Technical block. Its name places it in the emoji pictograph family, which gives the page a narrower identity than the glyph alone. The code point is the stable identifier when fonts, copy-and-paste, or surrounding context make the glyph ambiguous.
Rendering Can Change Without Changing U+23F3
Unicode defines the encoded identity U+23F3, while the visible shape is produced by a font, emoji set, and shaping engine. Emoji platforms can redraw the same encoded character or sequence with different artwork, proportions, and color.
For identification, compare code points and sequence structure rather than expecting pixel-for-pixel consistency. Rendering can change while the underlying Unicode record stays the same.
Looking for a different mark? Try what is this symbol (⏳)? and identify it from the character, Unicode value, or appearance.
Encoding ⏳ in HTML and Source Text
U+23F3 = decimal 9203 = HTML ⏳ / ⏳. A Unicode escape-style form is u23F3. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 8F B3.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.