# 🕛 Twelve o’clock emoji

🕛 Twelve o’clock is an emoji in the time set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: 12, 12:00, clock and time.

- Emoji: 🕛
- Unicode name: twelve o’clock
- Code points: U+1F55B
- Category: Travel & places, Time
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :clock12:
- Keywords: 12, 12:00, clock, o’clock, time, twelve
- Page: https://emojichart.com/twelve-oclock-emoji

## What it means

Both hands point straight up on this clock face, showing 12:00, which is noon or midnight. People use it for midday and midnight, deadlines at twelve, scheduling lunch or meetings, and the start of a new day.

## How to type 🕛

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “twelve o’clock”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “twelve o’clock”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “twelve o’clock”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “twelve o’clock”.
- GitHub: Type :clock12: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | 12 en punto | 12 en punto, 12:00, doce, reloj |
| Français (fr) | midi/minuit | 0 h, 12 h, heure, horloge, midi, midi pile, midi/minuit, minuit, minuit pile |
| Deutsch (de) | Ziffernblatt 12:00 Uhr | 0 Uhr, 12, 12:00 Uhr, Mittag, Mitternacht, Uhr, Ziffernblatt 12:00 Uhr, Ziffernblatt 12.00 Uhr, zwölf Uhr |
| Italiano (it) | ore dodici | 12:00, mezzanotte, mezzogiorno, ora, ore dodici, orologio, tempo |
| Português (pt) | 12 horas | 12 horas, 12h00, doze, meia-noite, meio-dia, relógio |
| Nederlands (nl) | twaalf uur | 00, 12, 12:00, klok, tijd, twaalf, uur |
| Svenska (sv) | klockan tolv | 00.00, 24.00, klocka som visar tolv, klockan tolv, tolv |
| Polski (pl) | godzina 12:00 | 00, 12, 12:00, dwunasta, godzina, północ, południe, zegar, zero |
| Türkçe (tr) | saat 12 | 12:00, on iki, saat, saat 12 |
| Русский (ru) | двенадцать часов | 00, 00:00, 12, 12:00, двенадцать, двенадцать часов, дня, ночи, полдень, полночь |
| Українська (uk) | дванадцята година | 00, 12, 12:00, година, годинник, дванадцята година, дванадцять, час |
| Ελληνικά (el) | δώδεκα η ώρα | 00, 12, 12:00, ακριβώς, δώδεκα, δώδεκα η ώρα, η ώρα, ρολόι, χρόνος, ώρα |
| العربية (ar) | الساعة الثانية عشرة | 12:00, الثانية عشر, الساعة, الساعة 12, الساعة الثانية عشرة, الظهر, توقيت, ظهر, وقت |
| עברית (he) | שתיים-עשרה | 12:00, 24:00, חצות, צהריים, שתיים-עשרה, שתים עשרה |
| فارسی (fa) | ساعت دوازده | ۰۰, ۱۲, ۱۲:۰۰, دوازده, ساعت |
| हिन्दी (hi) | 12 बजे, घड़ी, बारह, 12:00 | 12 बजे, 12 बजे, घड़ी, बारह, 12:00, 12:00, घड़ी, बारह |
| বাংলা (bn) | বারোটা | 00, 12, 12:00, ঘড়ি, টা, বারো, বারোটা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | jam dua belas tepat | 00, 12, 12.00, dua belas, jam, jam dua belas tepat, tepat |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mười hai giờ | 00, 12, 12:00, đồng hồ, giờ, mười hai, mười hai giờ |
| ไทย (th) | สิบสองนาฬิกา | เที่ยง, นาฬิกา, เวลา, สิบสอง, สิบสองนาฬิกา |
| 日本語 (ja) | 12時 | 12:00, 12時, 時計, 正午, 零時 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 열두 시 | 12, 12:00, 12시, 시계, 열두 시, 정각 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 十二点 | 00, 12, 12:00, 十二点, 整点, 时间, 点钟, 钟 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 十二點 | 十二點, 午夜, 正午 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): twaalfuur
- Akan (ak): prɛmtoberɛ
- Albanian (sq): ora dymbëdhjetë
- Amharic (am): አስራ ሁለት ሰዓት
- Anii (blo): bʊkɔŋkɔŋɔ̀ tǝb-na-bʊnyɩʊ
- Armenian (hy): ժամը տասներկուսը
- Assamese (as): বাৰ বাজিছে
- Azerbaijani (az): 12 tamam
- Bashkir (ba): сәғәт ун ике
- Basque (eu): hamabiak
- Belarusian (be): дванаццаць гадзін
- Bosnian (bs): dvanaest sati
- Breton (br): kreisteiz/hanternoz
- Bulgarian (bg): дванадесет часът
- Burmese (my): ဆယ့်နှစ်နာရီ
- Cantonese (yue): 十二點
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 十二点
- Catalan (ca): les dotze en punt
- Cherokee (chr): ᏔᎵᏚ ᎠᏟᎠᎵᏒᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): вуникӗ сехет
- Croatian (hr): dvanaest sati
- Czech (cs): dvanáct hodin
- Danish (da): kl. tolv
- Estonian (et): kell kaksteist
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): doze horas
- Faroese (fo): klokkan tólv
- Filipino (fil): a las dose
- Finnish (fi): kello kaksitoista
- Galician (gl): doce en punto
- Georgian (ka): თორმეტი საათი
- Gujarati (gu): બાર વાગ્યે
- Hausa (ha): ƙarfe goma sha biyu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): twelve o’ clock
- Hungarian (hu): tizenkét óra
- Icelandic (is): klukkan tólf
- Igbo (ig): elekere iri na abụọ
- Irish (ga): 12 an chloig
- Javanese (jv): jam rolas
- Kalaallisut (kl): kl.12
- Kannada (kn): ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಗಂಟೆ
- Kazakh (kk): сағат он екі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ساعات ون ەكى
- Khmer (km): ម៉ោងដប់ពីរ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): saa sita
- Konkani (kok): बारा वरां
- Kyrgyz (ky): саат он эки
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Kab’lajuj ramaj
- Lao (lo): ສິບສອງໂມງ
- Latvian (lv): pulksten divpadsmit
- Lithuanian (lt): dvylika valandų
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): cyfrina zeger dwanasćich
- Luxembourgish (lb): zwielef Auer
- Macedonian (mk): дванаесет часот
- Malay (ms): pukul dua belas
- Malayalam (ml): പന്ത്രണ്ട് മണി
- Maltese (mt): nofsinhar
- Marathi (mr): बारा वाजले
- Mongolian (mn): арван хоёр цаг
- Māori (mi): te tekau-mā-rua o ngā hāora
- Nepali (ne): बाह्र बजे
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Twẹ́lf O’klọk
- Northern Sotho (nso): iri ya lesomepedi godimo ga hlogo
- Norwegian (no): klokken tolv
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): klokka tolv
- Odia (or): ବାରଟା
- Oromo (om): sa’aatii kudha lama
- Pashto (ps): دولس بجې
- Punjabi (pa): 12 ਵਜੇ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): بارہ وجے
- Quechua (qu): chunka iskayniyuq
- Romanian (ro): ora douăsprezece fix
- Romansh (rm): las dudesch
- Sardinian (sc): dòighi in puntu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): dà uair dheug
- Serbian (sr): дванаест сати
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): dvanaest sati
- Shan (shn): သိပ်းသွင်မူင်း
- Sindhi (sd): 12 وڳين
- Sinhala (si): දොළහ
- Slovak (sk): dvanásť hodín
- Slovenian (sl): poldne
- Somali (so): toban iyo labadii iyo bar
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): doce en punto
- Swahili (sw): saa sita
- Tajik (tg): соат дувоздаҳ
- Tamil (ta): பன்னிரண்டு மணி
- Telugu (te): పన్నెండు గంటలు సూచించే గడియారం
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰዓት ዓሰርተ ክልተ
- Tongan (to): hoko ʻae tahaua
- Tswana (tn): ura ya lesomepedi
- Turkmen (tk): sagat on iki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): w dwanaćich
- Urdu (ur): بارہ کا وقت
- Uyghur (ug): سائەت ئون ئىككى
- Uzbek (uz): soat o‘n ikki
- Welsh (cy): deuddeg o’r gloch
- Wolof (wo): 12:00
- Xhosa (xh): intsimbi yeshumi elinesibini
- Yoruba (yo): Ago Mejila
- Zulu (zu): twelve o’clock

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F55B` |
| HTML | `🕛` |
| CSS | `\1F55B` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F55B}` |
| Python | `\U0001F55B` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 95 9B` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD5B` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%95%9B` |

## Questions

### What does the 🕛 twelve o’clock emoji mean?

Both hands point straight up on this clock face, showing 12:00, which is noon or midnight. People use it for midday and midnight, deadlines at twelve, scheduling lunch or meetings, and the start of a new day.

### How do I type the 🕛 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “twelve o’clock”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :clock12:.

### When was the 🕛 emoji added?

🕛 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🕛?

U+1F55B. In HTML you can write 🕛, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F55B}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/twelve-oclock-emoji