⌛️ Hourglass done emoji

What is ⌛️ called?

⌛️ is called the Hourglass done emoji.

What does ⌛️ mean?

⌛ is officially named hourglass done. An hourglass with sand that has finished flowing from the top chamber to the bottom, indicating that time has elapsed or a time period has been completed. This represents time management, deadlines met, and the completion of waiting periods.

Use it for literal references to hourglass done and for time completed, deadline met, finished waiting, time management success. Most sand has fallen to the lower bulb, suggesting elapsed or finished time rather than active waiting. Related choices include ⏳ Hourglass not done and ⌚ Watch.

Other meanings

It can mean time completed, deadline met, finished waiting, time management success. Context determines whether the message is literal, scheduled, directional, or figurative.

Example Usage

The hourglass done ⌛ showed that our meeting time had finished

The schedule marks hourglass done ⌛

More details

Officially named hourglass done. Its code point is U+231B. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.

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Visual description

An hourglass with all sand settled in the bottom chamber, showing that the time period has completed.

Most sand has fallen to the lower bulb, suggesting elapsed or finished time rather than active waiting. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.