low battery Emoji

🪫 · U+1FAAB · Emoji 14.0

Advertisement
ad unit

What does the low battery emoji mean?

Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard

Low battery warnings are a ubiquitous part of modern life, and the 🪫 emoji represents a device that is running out of power, often used to express exhaustion or depletion, whether literal or metaphorical, such as being tired or out of energy, and its literal definition refers to a battery that has little to no charge left, indicating that a device needs to be recharged or replaced, this emoji can also be used to signify a lack of motivation or a need for a break. Figurative uses include describing a person's emotional or mental state, such as feeling drained or depleted. Slang uses may include joking about being tired or needing a recharge. Overall, the 🪫 emoji is a versatile symbol that can be used in various contexts to convey a sense of depletion or exhaustion.

How the low battery emoji is used

Texting and social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok are common places where the 🪫 emoji is used, often to add a touch of humor or relatability to a post or message, with a tone that is usually casual and lighthearted, and may vary depending on the platform and audience, for example, younger generations may use it more frequently and in a more playful manner, while older generations may use it less often and in a more literal sense, and comments sections are also a popular place for the 🪫 emoji to appear, where users can quickly and easily express their feelings or reactions to a post or article. The emoji's usage can also differ depending on the context, such as using it to describe a device's battery life or to express a person's emotional state. The 🪫 emoji can be used in a variety of ways, from joking about being tired to seriously expressing a need for a break.

low battery emoji examples

How to copy the low battery emoji

To use the low battery emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1FAAB), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.

Also known as

batterydrainedelectronicenergylowpowerlow battery emojidrained emoji

low battery emoji on different platforms

How the low battery emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.

🪫
Your device
Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
Twitter / X (Twemoji)
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

low battery Emoji Details

Emoji🪫
Namelow battery
CategoryObjects
CodepointsU+1FAAB
Shortcode:low_battery:
Emoji version14.0
Unicode version14.0
Advertisement
ad unit

low battery Emoji FAQ

What does the low battery emoji mean?

Low battery warnings are a ubiquitous part of modern life, and the 🪫 emoji represents a device that is running out of power, often used to express exhaustion or depletion, whether literal or metaphorical, such as being tired or out of energy, and its literal definition refers to a battery that has little to no charge left, indicating that a device needs to be recharged or replaced, this emoji can also be used to signify a lack of motivation or a need for a break. Figurative uses include describing a person's emotional or mental state, such as feeling drained or depleted.

How do I copy and paste the low battery emoji?

Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🪫 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.

What is the low battery emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1FAAB, introduced in Emoji version 14.0 (Unicode 14.0). Its shortcode is :low_battery:.

What are other names for the low battery emoji?

People also search for the low battery emoji as battery, drained, electronic, energy, low.

Related emojis