Clock Face Three Oclock 🕒
🕒 (U+1F552) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Clock Face Three Oclock is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character CLOCK FACE THREE OCLOCK depicts a clock showing three o'clock. You can use it to indicate a time in messages or schedules. It helps people show when a meeting starts or a reminder for an appointment. It can mark a deadline in a plan or a time cue in a narrative. Be aware that appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color and style may differ. Use emojis thoughtfully in UI and text; keep intent clear and avoid ambiguity in formal content. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F552 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F552 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 95 92 - UTF-16:
D83D DD52 - UTF-32:
0001F552 - HTML dec:
🕒 - HTML hex:
🕒 - JS escape:
\u{1F552} - Python \N{}:
\N{CLOCK FACE THREE OCLOCK} - Python \U:
\U0001F552 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%95%92 - CSS escape:
\1F552
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F552 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🕒 (hex) or 🕒 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.