U+1F570 · emoji since 2014
The mantelpiece clock is an ornate antique timepiece. It means time, tradition, and the cozy tick of an old clock on the shelf.
It headlines vintage decor and quiet hours, the elegant reminder that time keeps ticking along.
In texting, 🕰️ does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🕰️ is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Mantelpiece Clock emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the mantelpiece clock emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🕰️ leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.