🕗 Eight O’clock Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, it’s just saying “8 o’clock.” People use it to indicate a time of day. It’s like writing “8:00” in text. 🕗 sits in travel emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in black emojis, white emojis and dark emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🕗 emoji represents an eight o’clock time. People use it when they’re scheduling something for that specific hour. It’s often used for appointments, meetings, or events happening at 8:00 AM or 8:00 PM. You might see it in group chats planning a dinner or in messages confirming a meeting time. It’s a straightforward way to communicate a specific hour.

Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 5.

8:00 emojiclock emojieight emojio’clock emojitime emoji

02 — Platforms

Eight O’clock emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F557. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 9.

Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS

Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps

Facebook
Facebook, Messenger

OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems

Samsung
Galaxy, One UI

Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android

JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Eight O’clock emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :clock8:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F557.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “eight o’clock”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “eight o’clock”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :clock8: and it converts to 🕗 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🕗, in CSS \1F557, in JavaScript \u{1F557}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Eight O’clock emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Eight O’clock emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around eight o’clock for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

Aesthetic eight o’clock combos

Cool eight o’clock combos

Cute eight o’clock combos

Dark eight o’clock combos

Party eight o’clock combos

Love eight o’clock combos

Mood eight o’clock combos

Flex eight o’clock combos

Unhinged eight o’clock combos

Soft eight o’clock combos

Late night eight o’clock combos

Summer eight o’clock combos

Gaming eight o’clock combos

Y2K eight o’clock combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🕗, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🕗 means from a girl or a guy

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl

Generally, when a girl sends you 🕗, she’s likely confirming a meeting time or letting you know she’s available at 8:00. It’s a neutral way to state the hour. Sometimes it could be a playful reminder, but it’s rarely a coded message.

From a guy

If a guy sends you 🕗, he’s probably confirming an appointment or event that starts at 8:00. It’s a simple way to coordinate. It doesn’t usually carry any hidden meaning beyond the time itself.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🕗, you could reply with: “Got it! 🕗” or “Sounds good 🕗” or “See you then 🕗” or “Confirming 🕗”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🕗 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F557, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, it’s just saying “8 o’clock. ” People use it to indicate a time of day. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🕗 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🕗 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :clock8:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🕗 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🕗 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Eight O’clock emoji

Same family (time) — often confused with eight o’clock or used alongside it.

Travel & Places →

🕑Two O’clock 🕒Three O’clock 🕓Four O’clock 🕔Five O’clock 🕕Six O’clock 🕖Seven O’clock 🕘Nine O’clock 🕙Ten O’clock 🕚Eleven O’clock 🕛Twelve O’clock 🕜One-thirty 🕝Two-thirty

Collections 🕗 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

travel emojis black emojis white emojis dark emojis

10 — Difference

🕗 vs 🕑 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🕗 Eight O’clock

Unicode name: Eight O’clock

Code: U+1F557 · added 2010

Shortcode: :clock8:

Basically, it’s just saying “8 o’clock.

🕑 Two O’clock

Unicode name: Two O’clock

Code: U+1F551 · added 2010

Shortcode: :clock2:

It basically just means 2:00.

Open 🕑 Two O’clock →

11 — History

Where the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

SoftBankJ-Phone, 2000s

Eight O’clock emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone — J-Phone

AppleiOS

Eight O’clock emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Eight O’clock emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Eight O’clock emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Eight O’clock emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Eight O’clock emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Eight O’clock emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Eight O’clock emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Eight O’clock emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F557 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. 🕗 existed there as NTT DoCoMo E6BA, KDDI au E594, SoftBank E02B. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Eight O’clock was approved as U+1F557 and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🕗 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Eight O’clock emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji mean?

Basically, it’s just saying “8 o’clock.” People use it to indicate a time of day. It’s like writing “8:00” in text.

What does 🕗 mean from a girl?

Generally, when a girl sends you 🕗, she’s likely confirming a meeting time or letting you know she’s available at 8:00. It’s a neutral way to state the hour. Sometimes it could be a playful reminder, but it’s rarely a coded message.

What does 🕗 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you 🕗, he’s probably confirming an appointment or event that starts at 8:00. It’s a simple way to coordinate. It doesn’t usually carry any hidden meaning beyond the time itself.

How do you reply to the 🕗 emoji?

If someone sends you 🕗, you could reply with: “Got it! 🕗” or “Sounds good 🕗” or “See you then 🕗” or “Confirming 🕗”.

What else is the 🕗 emoji called?

Eight O’clock is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “8:00 emoji”, “clock emoji”, “eight emoji”, “o’clock emoji”, “time emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F557.

What is the Unicode code for 🕗?

The Eight O’clock emoji is U+1F557, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🕗, and in CSS as \1F557.

How do I copy and paste the 🕗 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🕗 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :clock8: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🕗 look the same on every phone?

No. Eight O’clock is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F557. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🕗Eight O’clock Emoji

What does the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji mean?

Eight O’clock emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Eight O’clock emoji copy and paste

In your code

How to type the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji

Eight O’clock emoji PNG and SVG

Eight O’clock emoji combinations

What 🕗 means from a girl or a guy

What 🕗 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Emojis similar to the Eight O’clock emoji

🕗 vs 🕑 — what is the difference?

Where the 🕗 Eight O’clock emoji came from

Eight O’clock emoji — questions people actually ask