🔦 Electric Torch Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Electric Torch

Short Name

:flashlight:

Unicode

U+1F526

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Category

Objects

Subcategory

Light & video

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

ELECTRIC TORCH emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F526

Apple Style

ELECTRIC TORCH emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F526

Google Style

ELECTRIC TORCH emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F526

Twitter Style

ELECTRIC TORCH emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F526

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

KDDI style

KDDI

Keywords

electricflashlightlighttooltorch

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🔦</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A handheld electric torch, also known as a flashlight, depicted as a cylindrical device with a glowing bulb at one end and a button or switch at the other. The color varies across platforms, commonly shown in black or silver with a white or yellow light emanating from the bulb. Symbolizes illumination, exploration, or emergency situations. Part of the Objects category, specifically under the light & video subcategory.

Common Uses

  • Indicating a need for light: 'It's too dark in here, can someone turn on the 🔦?'
  • Referring to exploration or discovery: 'Let's go on a night hike with our 🔦.'
  • Symbolizing emergency or distress: 'I'm stuck in the basement, need a 🔦 to find the way out.'

Example Sentences

  • In case of a power outage, please use the emergency 🔦 located in the kitchen drawer.
  • She grabbed her 🔦 to navigate through the dark cave.
  • He flashed his 🔦 around the room, trying to find the source of the noise.

Frequently Asked Questions