watch
About this emoji
The watch emoji is part of the Travel & Places category (time) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: clock, time, watch, travel.
The watch emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category, specifically the time subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the ⌚ watch emoji for discussing travel destinations, vehicles, buildings, and geographic locations. It is often associated with clock, time, watch, travel.
Quick facts
| Emoji | ⌚ |
| Name | watch |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | time |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+231A |
| Shortcode alias | :watch: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :watch: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “watch” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.