🕘 Nine O’clock Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🕘 Nine O’clock emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🕘 emoji just means nine o’clock. It’s a straightforward way to communicate that specific time. It doesn’t usually have any hidden meanings within a text conversation. 🕘 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 a clock face showing nine o'clock. People use it to indicate a specific time, often an appointment or scheduled event. It’s frequently used when confirming something happening at 9 am or 9 pm. It can also be used humorously to suggest someone is late or to simply state the time.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 5 of them.

9:00 emojiclock emojinine emojio’clock emojitime emoji

02 — Platforms

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

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the nine o’clock as 9 vendors ship it.

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

Nine O’clock emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :clock9:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F558.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🕘 Nine 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 “nine 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 “nine o’clock”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :clock9: and it converts to 🕘 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🕘, in CSS \1F558, in JavaScript \u{1F558}.

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

Nine O’clock emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the nine o’clock as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

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

Nine O’clock emoji combinations

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

All combinations →

Aesthetic nine o’clock combos

Cool nine o’clock combos

Cute nine o’clock combos

Dark nine o’clock combos

Party nine o’clock combos

Love nine o’clock combos

Mood nine o’clock combos

Flex nine o’clock combos

Unhinged nine o’clock combos

Soft nine o’clock combos

Late night nine o’clock combos

Summer nine o’clock combos

Gaming nine o’clock combos

Y2K nine 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

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

If a girl sends you 🕘, she’s likely confirming a meeting or appointment set for 9 am or 9 pm. It’s often a simple, direct way of coordinating. Don't overthink it; she's probably just confirming something.

From a guy

A guy sending 🕘 is most likely telling you the time, or confirming an appointment. It can be used to respond to a question about the hour. It’s a practical way to communicate the time without unnecessary chatter.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🕘, you could reply with: “On my way 🕘”, “Got it 🕘”, “See you then 🕘”, or “Sounds good 🕘”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🕘 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F558, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 🕘 emoji just means nine o’clock. It’s a straightforward way to communicate that specific time. 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 :clock9:. 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 Nine O’clock emoji

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

Travel & Places →

🕒Three O’clock 🕓Four O’clock 🕔Five O’clock 🕕Six O’clock 🕖Seven O’clock 🕗Eight O’clock 🕙Ten O’clock 🕚Eleven O’clock 🕛Twelve O’clock 🕜One-thirty 🕝Two-thirty 🕞Three-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.

🕘 Nine O’clock

Unicode name: Nine O’clock

Code: U+1F558 · added 2010

Shortcode: :clock9:

Generally, the 🕘 emoji just means nine o’clock.

🕒 Three O’clock

Unicode name: Three O’clock

Code: U+1F552 · added 2010

Shortcode: :clock3:

It just means three o’clock.

Open 🕒 Three O’clock →

11 — History

Where the 🕘 Nine 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

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

AppleiOS

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

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

GoogleAndroid

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

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

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

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

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F558 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 E02C. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Nine O’clock was approved as U+1F558 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

Nine O’clock emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🕘 Nine O’clock emoji mean?

Generally, the 🕘 emoji just means nine o’clock. It’s a straightforward way to communicate that specific time. It doesn’t usually have any hidden meanings within a text conversation.

What does 🕘 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you 🕘, she’s likely confirming a meeting or appointment set for 9 am or 9 pm. It’s often a simple, direct way of coordinating. Don't overthink it; she's probably just confirming something.

What does 🕘 mean from a guy?

A guy sending 🕘 is most likely telling you the time, or confirming an appointment. It can be used to respond to a question about the hour. It’s a practical way to communicate the time without unnecessary chatter.

How do you reply to the 🕘 emoji?

If someone sends you 🕘, you could reply with: “On my way 🕘”, “Got it 🕘”, “See you then 🕘”, or “Sounds good 🕘”.

What else is the 🕘 emoji called?

Nine O’clock is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “9:00 emoji”, “clock emoji”, “nine emoji”, “o’clock emoji”, “time emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F558.

What is the Unicode code for 🕘?

The Nine O’clock emoji is U+1F558, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🕘, and in CSS as \1F558.

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 :clock9: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🕘 look the same on every phone?

No. Nine O’clock is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F558. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🕘Nine O’clock Emoji

What does the 🕘 Nine O’clock emoji mean?

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

Nine O’clock emoji copy and paste

In your code

How to type the 🕘 Nine O’clock emoji

Nine O’clock emoji PNG and SVG

Nine O’clock emoji combinations

What 🕘 means from a girl or a guy

What 🕘 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Emojis similar to the Nine O’clock emoji

🕘 vs 🕒 — what is the difference?

Where the 🕘 Nine O’clock emoji came from

Nine O’clock emoji — questions people actually ask