🪔 Diya Lamp

Unicode lists 🪔 Diya Lamp among the light and video equipment in the Objects group. It usually appears in messages about diya, lamp, light and oil.

🪔 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Household Items. Added in 2019 with Emoji 12.0, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1FA94.

• A single 🪔 is often enough to set the tone.
• Fits messages about diya, lamp, light and oil.
• Often seen near 🔦 Flashlight, 🏮 Red Paper Lantern and 💡 Light Bulb.

The diya is a clay oil lamp belonging to Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which falls in October or November depending on the calendar. Rows of diyas in windows and doorways stand for the victory of light over darkness.

Diwali is also observed by Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists, each for their own reasons. It is one of the largest festivals in the world – a public holiday in India, and likewise in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Fiji.

• 🪔📼 – Diya Lamp and Videocassette
• 🪔🔦 – Diya Lamp with Flashlight
• 🪔📺 – Diya Lamp plus Television
• 🪔🔍 – Diya Lamp and Magnifying Glass Tilted Left
• 🪔🎬 – Diya Lamp with Clapper Board
• 🪔📸 – Diya Lamp plus Camera with Flash
• 🪔📹 – Diya Lamp and Video Camera
• 🪔🔎 – Diya Lamp with Magnifying Glass Tilted Right

Easy to mix up with 🔦 Flashlight, 🏮 Red Paper Lantern or 💡 Light Bulb. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.