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🕯️ Candle Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Warm flickering flame on a single candle. It's the mood-setter: bath time ambiance, birthday cakes, romantic dinners, and quiet remembrance all in one. Also the go-to emoji for power outages and spooky stories.
When to Use
Use for ambiance, birthday candles, relaxation, or remembrance.
Example Usage
- “Candle lit 🕯️”
- “Relaxing evening 🕯️”
- “In memory 🕯️”
Popular Combinations
🕯️🛁
Relaxing bath
🕯️🎂
Birthday cake
🕯️🙏
Remembrance
How Candle looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🕯️ mean in a text message?▼
Warm flickering flame on a single candle. It's the mood-setter: bath time ambiance, birthday cakes, romantic dinners, and quiet remembrance all in one. Also the go-to emoji for power outages and spooky stories. Use for ambiance, birthday candles, relaxation, or remembrance. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
What does 🕯️ represent in different cultures?▼
Object emoji can carry different cultural associations. While the Candle emoji has a standard meaning defined by Unicode, its connotations may vary — some objects are everyday items in one culture but symbolic in another. Context and audience matter.
Is 🕯️ supported on older devices?▼
Support depends on the Unicode version. Older emoji (Unicode 6.0-8.0, roughly 2010-2015) work on virtually all modern devices. Newer additions may show as empty squares □ on devices that haven't updated. Check the Unicode version listed above.
What is the shortcode for 🕯️?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:candle:` to insert the Candle emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f56f-fe0f
Category
Objects
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:candle:Keywords
firewax
When to Use 🕯️ Candle
Use for ambiance, birthday candles, relaxation, or remembrance.
- •Send 🕯️ when you want to express or reference "candle" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🕯️ in conversations about fire or wax to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🕯️ Candle on social media posts, stories, or comments related to candle
- •Combine 🕯️ with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about fire, wax
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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