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🕛🕛 12 O'Clock Emoji EmojiUnicode: 1F55B

Emoji for 12:00, noon or midnight.

Released in Part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

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Meaning and Interpretation

"The 🕛 emoji shows a clock face at 12 o'clock, which could be interpreted as noon or midnight. It is used to express the exact time of 12:00, representing the start or end of the day, signaling transitions between AM and PM or vice versa. This emoji can represent deadlines, lunch breaks, bedtime, or events occurring at noon or midnight."

Symbolism

  • Time: Indicating the hour at which something happens.
  • New Beginnings: Midnight or noon represents a transitional moment, either the start of a new day or a new half of the day.
  • Urgency or Deadline: As time-related emojis are often used for deadlines, 🕛 can imply time running out or something imminent.

Common Usage Scenarios

  • To represent specific time, such as in invitations or schedules about an event at 12:00 (noon or midnight).
  • To highlight deadlines, especially those coming at midnight, such as the end of a contest or submission period.
  • In conversations about daily routines, like meals at noon or when someone is about to head to bed.

Usage Examples in Conversation

Don't forget the meeting starts at 🕛 tomorrow—see you at noon!
The deadline for the project submission is strict—everything must be in by 🕛 sharp!
I'm so tired... Probably gonna be in bed by 🕛, goodnight!
Let's meet for lunch around 🕛, sound good?
The party goes until 🕛, so feel free to drop by anytime!

Usage Guidelines and Etiquette

  • Used literally for the time 12 o'clock, but context matters for whether it refers to noon or midnight.
  • Great for discussions around timely events, deadlines, or appointments.
  • Avoid overusing in contexts that don’t involve specific times unless you want to imply some urgency or general time of day.

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11 O'Clock Clock

Shows 11 o'clock, can represent one hour until noon or midnight.

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🕡

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Represents 6:30, either in the morning AM or evening PM.

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3 O'Clock

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⏳

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