Light Bulb represents an idea, a solution or a tip. 💡 Light Bulb is an emoji from the Objects category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F4A1 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does 💡 Light Bulb mean?
Light Bulb represents an idea, a solution or a tip. It means "I have an idea!" or flags helpful advice and insights.
💡 Light Bulb is part of the “Light, Film & Video” set in the Objects emoji category. You will see it in chats and captions related to bulb, comic, electric, idea and light. Light Bulb has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :bulb: to insert it.
Light Bulb emoji codes
| Emoji | 💡 |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F4A1 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 💡 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 💡 |
| CSS | \1F4A1 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4A1} |
| Python | \U0001F4A1 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%92%A1 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 A1 |
| Shortcode | :bulb: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :light_bulb: |
How to type 💡 on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “light bulb”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “light bulb”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “bulb”.
- HTML: write
💡in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Light Bulb keywords
- bulb
- comic
- electric
- idea
- light
Frequently asked questions
What does 💡 mean?
Light Bulb represents an idea, a solution or a tip. It means "I have an idea!" or flags helpful advice and insights.
How do I copy and paste the Light Bulb emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the 💡 emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was 💡 Light Bulb added to Unicode?
Light Bulb was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Light, Film & Video emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.