What does 💡 mean?
Light bulb: an idea, a tip, 'I've got it!'.
Its official Unicode name is ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB and its CLDR short name is "light bulb" (in Hungarian: "villanykörte"). It belongs to the Objects group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- bulb
- comic
- electric
- idea
- light
In Hungarian: fény, képregény, ötlet, világítás
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 💡 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F4A1. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- villanykörte
- English name (CLDR)
- light bulb
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Objects · light & video
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :bulb:
Related emojis
- Movie camera
- Television
- Camera
- Camera with flash
- Film frames
- Film projector
- Clapper board
- Video camera
Frequently asked questions
What does the 💡 emoji mean?
Light bulb: an idea, a tip, 'I've got it!'.
How do I type the 💡 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "bulb".
When was the 💡 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.