x231A

x231A commonly refers to the Unicode code point U+231A, which encodes the WATCH symbol. The character appears as the glyph ⌚ and is used in text to represent a watch or general timekeeping. In digital contexts it functions as a clock-related indicator in user interfaces, documentation, and diagrams.

Encoding and rendering details: U+231A belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block of the Unicode standard. In HTML you can reference it with a hexadecimal entity such as ⌚ or in decimal as ⌚. On platforms that support emoji presentation, the watch can be shown as an emoji-style icon when the variation selector-16 is applied, producing the sequence U+231A U+FE0F to render as ⌚️.

Usage and semantics: The symbol is commonly used to denote time, clocks, deadlines, or punctuality in interfaces and graphics. It can label time pickers, clock widgets, or scheduling features, and it is also used in documentation to symbolize time-related concepts. The plain glyph and the colored emoji variant serve different design languages, but both convey a timekeeping cue.

Display considerations: Rendering depends on font and platform. Modern systems generally include the glyph, and variation selectors determine emoji-style presentation. On older or specialized fonts, the symbol may appear as a monochrome glyph or may be missing entirely, in which case a fallback character is shown.

See also: U+23F0 (alarm clock) and U+23F1 (stopwatch).