Hourglass
Block: Miscellaneous Technical
- Symbol
- ⌛
- Unicode
U+231B- Unicode name
- HOURGLASS
- Block
- Miscellaneous Technical
- Category
- Symbol, Other
- Type
- Emoji character
Hourglass (⌛) is encoded as U+231B and has the formal Unicode name HOURGLASS. 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+231B
Unicode defines the encoded identity U+231B, 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.
Not the symbol you were looking for? Use what does the ⌛ symbol mean? to identify another mark from pasted text, Unicode, or visual appearance.
Code-Point and UTF-8 Forms for ⌛
U+231B = decimal 8987 = HTML ⌛ / ⌛. A Unicode escape-style form is u231B. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 8C 9B.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.