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Light Bulb emoji ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿ’ก is the Light Bulb emoji, in Objects. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like electricity, idea.

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:bulb:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

What ๐Ÿ’ก means

An idea.

Every code for ๐Ÿ’ก

NameLight Bulb
Shortcodes:bulb:
CategoryObjects
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordselectricity, idea
Code pointsU+1F4A1
HTML💡
CSS\1F4A1
JavaScript\u{1F4A1}
Python\U0001f4a1
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 92 A1
URL encoded%F0%9F%92%A1

How to type ๐Ÿ’ก

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :bulb: in any text box and it turns into ๐Ÿ’ก.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "light bulb" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "light bulb" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "light bulb".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "light bulb".
HTMLWrite 💡 in the page source.

Questions

About ๐Ÿ’ก

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ๐Ÿ’ก mean?
An idea.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿ’ก?
:bulb:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ๐Ÿ’ก on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "light bulb". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐Ÿ’ก?
U+1F4A1, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 💡, in CSS "\1F4A1", and in JavaScript "\u{1F4A1}".

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