Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 23F1 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Stopwatch Symbol
A symbol from the Technical Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ⏱
- Unicode
- U+23F1
- HTML entity
- ⏱
- Category
- Technical Symbols
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About the stopwatch symbol
The stopwatch character is typically drawn as a small handheld timer with a circular face and a side button, often with a second hand and sometimes a minute counter. It represents the device used to measure elapsed time precisely, commonly in sports, science, and cooking.
As an emoji, it is used in digital communication to convey concepts of timing, speed, urgency, or the act of timing something. It appears in contexts like race results, workout tracking, countdowns, or simply to indicate that time is being monitored.
How to type Stopwatch
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 23F1.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 23F1, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Text vs emoji presentation
This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: text.
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