Reputation: 105133

What Unicode characters represent "time"?

What Unicode character symbol(s) express duration (such as a clock, hourglass, or other timepiece)?

For example "★3⅔" instead of "3 hours and forty minutes", where ★ is a time symbol.

Upvotes: 112

Answers (5)

v010dya

Reputation: 5848

In addition to the great list compiled by tchrist there are some other characters which relate to time and can be used in some situations:

Weekdays

㊊ U+328A CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH MOON (Monday)
㊋ U+328B CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH FIRE (Tuesday)
㊌ U+328C CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH WATER (Wednesday)
㊍ U+328D CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH WOOD (Thursday)
㊎ U+328E CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH METAL (Friday)
㊏ U+328F CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH EARTH (Saturday)
㊐ U+3290 CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH SUN (Sunday)

Telegraph symbols

Months

㋀ U+32C0 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR JANUARY
㋁ U+32C1 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR FEBRUARY
㋂ U+32C2 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR MARCH
㋃ U+32C3 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR APRIL
㋄ U+32C4 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR MAY
㋅ U+32C5 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR JUNE
㋆ U+32C6 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR JULY
㋇ U+32C7 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR AUGUST
㋈ U+32C8 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR SEPTEMBER
㋉ U+32C9 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR OCTOBER
㋊ U+32CA IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR NOVEMBER
㋋ U+32CB IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DECEMBER
   All of the above can be composed with a number and
月 U+6708 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6708 (Definition in English: moon; month; KangXi radical 74)

Days

㏠ U+33E0 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY ONE
㏡ U+33E1 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWO
㏢ U+33E2 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY THREE
㏣ U+33E3 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY FOUR
㏤ U+33E4 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY FIVE
㏥ U+33E5 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY SIX
㏦ U+33E6 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY SEVEN
㏧ U+33E7 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY EIGHT
㏨ U+33E8 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY NINE
㏩ U+33E9 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TEN
㏪ U+33EA IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY ELEVEN
㏫ U+33EB IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWELVE
㏬ U+33EC IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY THIRTEEN
㏭ U+33ED IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY FOURTEEN
㏮ U+33EE IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY FIFTEEN
㏯ U+33EF IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY SIXTEEN
㏰ U+33F0 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY SEVENTEEN
㏱ U+33F1 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY EIGHTEEN
㏲ U+33F2 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY NINETEEN
㏳ U+33F3 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY
㏴ U+33F4 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-ONE
㏵ U+33F5 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-TWO
㏶ U+33F6 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-THREE
㏷ U+33F7 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-FOUR
㏸ U+33F8 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-FIVE
㏹ U+33F9 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-SIX
㏺ U+33FA IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-SEVEN
㏻ U+33FB IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-EIGHT
㏼ U+33FC IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY TWENTY-NINE
㏽ U+33FD IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY THIRTY
㏾ U+33FE IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR DAY THIRTY-ONE
  All of the above can be represented by a number with
日 U+65E5 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-65E5 (Definition in English: sun; day; daytime)

Hours

㍘ U+3358 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR ZERO
㍙ U+3359 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR ONE
㍚ U+335A IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWO
㍛ U+335B IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR THREE
㍜ U+335C IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR FOUR
㍝ U+335D IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR FIVE
㍞ U+335E IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR SIX
㍟ U+335F IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR SEVEN
㍠ U+3360 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR EIGHT
㍡ U+3361 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR NINE
㍢ U+3362 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TEN
㍣ U+3363 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR ELEVEN
㍤ U+3364 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWELVE
㍥ U+3365 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR THIRTEEN
㍦ U+3366 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR FOURTEEN
㍧ U+3367 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR FIFTEEN
㍨ U+3368 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR SIXTEEN
㍩ U+3369 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR SEVENTEEN
㍪ U+336A IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR EIGHTEEN
㍫ U+336B IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR NINETEEN
㍬ U+336C IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWENTY
㍭ U+336D IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWENTY-ONE
㍮ U+336E IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWENTY-TWO
㍯ U+336F IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWENTY-THREE
㍰ U+3370 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH SYMBOL FOR HOUR TWENTY-FOUR
  All of the above can be composed with a number and
点 U+70B9 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-70B9 (Definition in English: dot, speck, spot; point, degree)

Moon calendar

🌑 U+1F311 NEW MOON SYMBOL
🌒 U+1F312 WAXING CRESCENT MOON SYMBOL
🌓 U+1F313 FIRST QUARTER MOON SYMBOL
🌔 U+1F314 WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL
🌕 U+1F315 FULL MOON SYMBOL
🌖 U+1F316 WANING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL
🌗 U+1F317 LAST QUARTER MOON SYMBOL
🌘 U+1F318 WANING CRESCENT MOON SYMBOL
🌚 U+1F31A NEW MOON WITH FACE
🌛 U+1F31B FIRST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE
🌜 U+1F31C LAST QUARTER MOON WITH FACE
🌝 U+1F31D FULL MOON WITH FACE

Time of day

🌅 U+1F305 SUNRISE
🌃 U+1F303 NIGHT WITH STARS
🌄 U+1F304 SUNRISE OVER MOUNTAINS
🌆 U+1F306 CITYSCAPE AT DUSK
🌇 U+1F307 SUNSET OVER BUILDINGS
🌉 U+1F309 BRIDGE AT NIGHT
🃦 U+1F0E6 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-6 (Morning)
🃧 U+1F0E7 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-7 (Afternoon)
🃨 U+1F0E8 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-8 (Evening)
🃩 U+1F0E9 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-9 (Night)

I cannot fathom why there is pure sunrise, but sunsets only happen in cities.

Time of year

Unfortunately there seem to be no pure symbols for times of year, but only with conjunction with other things.

Games

🀦 U+1F026 MAHJONG TILE SPRING
🀧 U+1F027 MAHJONG TILE SUMMER
🀨 U+1F028 MAHJONG TILE AUTUMN
🀩 U+1F029 MAHJONG TILE WINTER
🃰 U+1F0F0 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-16 (spring)
🃱 U+1F0F1 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-17 (summer)
🃲 U+1F0F2 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-18 (autumn)
🃳 U+1F0F3 PLAYING CARD TRUMP-19 (winter)

Unofficially used (source)

🌱 U+1F331 SEEDLING (Used as spring)
☀️ U+2600 BLACK SUN WITH RAYS (Used as summer)
🍂 U+1F342 FALLEN LEAF (Used as autumn)
❄ U+2744 SNOWFLAKE (Used for winter activities)

Specific celebrations

Many people associate time of year with specific celebrations, but it would be nigh impossible to compile anything that is remotely complete.

Upvotes: 4

tchrist

Reputation: 80423

The following code points exist related to clocks, watches, and other devices to indicate time:

⌚  U+0231A  WATCH
⌛  U+0231B  HOURGLASS
⏰  U+023F0  ALARM CLOCK
⏱  U+023F1  STOPWATCH
⏲  U+023F2  TIMER CLOCK
⏳  U+023F3  HOURGLASS WITH FLOWING SAND
⧖  U+029D6  WHITE HOURGLASS
⧗  U+029D7  BLACK HOURGLASS
📅  U+1F4C5  CALENDAR
📆  U+1F4C6  TEAR-OFF CALENDAR
🕐  U+1F550  CLOCK FACE ONE OCLOCK
🕜  U+1F55C  CLOCK FACE ONE-THIRTY
🕑  U+1F551  CLOCK FACE TWO OCLOCK
🕝  U+1F55D  CLOCK FACE TWO-THIRTY
🕒  U+1F552  CLOCK FACE THREE OCLOCK
🕞  U+1F55E  CLOCK FACE THREE-THIRTY
🕓  U+1F553  CLOCK FACE FOUR OCLOCK
🕟  U+1F55F  CLOCK FACE FOUR-THIRTY
🕔  U+1F554  CLOCK FACE FIVE OCLOCK
🕠  U+1F560  CLOCK FACE FIVE-THIRTY
🕕  U+1F555  CLOCK FACE SIX OCLOCK
🕡  U+1F561  CLOCK FACE SIX-THIRTY
🕖  U+1F556  CLOCK FACE SEVEN OCLOCK
🕢  U+1F562  CLOCK FACE SEVEN-THIRTY
🕗  U+1F557  CLOCK FACE EIGHT OCLOCK
🕣  U+1F563  CLOCK FACE EIGHT-THIRTY
🕘  U+1F558  CLOCK FACE NINE OCLOCK
🕤  U+1F564  CLOCK FACE NINE-THIRTY
🕙  U+1F559  CLOCK FACE TEN OCLOCK
🕥  U+1F565  CLOCK FACE TEN-THIRTY
🕚  U+1F55A  CLOCK FACE ELEVEN OCLOCK
🕦  U+1F566  CLOCK FACE ELEVEN-THIRTY
🕛  U+1F55B  CLOCK FACE TWELVE OCLOCK
🕧  U+1F567  CLOCK FACE TWELVE-THIRTY
🕰  U+1F570  MANTELPIECE CLOCK
🗓  U+1F5D3  SPIRAL CALENDAR PAD

You can copy and paste the characters from this page into most editors.

At unicode-table.com you might find more useful code points.

Upvotes: 239

iiic

Reputation: 1362

Chars:

◴◵◶◷

Unicode number:

U+25F4 - U+25F7

HTML code:

&#9716; - &#9719;

are working for me

Upvotes: 25

Wander Nauta

Reputation: 19675

A collection of clock faces has been proposed as part of the new Emoji set, in the range from U+1F550 to U+1F55B. Browser/font support is pretty much completely absent, sadly.

Here's one of the clock faces:

Clock face