Charging symbol
Charging. A lightning bolt on a battery icon shows the battery is charging.
Easily confused with
How to read it
On an iPad or iPhone a lightning bolt on the battery icon in the status bar shows the battery is charging, and Apple says the icon turns grey on an iPhone when charging is paused. Google’s Android help says a battery icon on the screen of a phone that is switched off means it is powered off and charging. Windows has a set of BatteryCharging icons, numbered 0 to 9, in Microsoft’s Segoe Fluent icon set.
Look-alikes
On an iPhone a yellow battery icon means Low Power Mode is on, not charging.
Read next
- Next in Power and device symbolsAirplane mode symbolAirplane mode. An aircraft icon shows airplane mode is on: the phone’s mobile radio is off, so it can’t make calls.
- In Phone status iconsiPhone status bar iconsThe icons at the top of an iPhone’s screen show its connection, battery, privacy indicators and which features are on. Apple’s iPhone User Guide names each one.
More power and device symbols
The same shape elsewhere
Browse symbols drawn with squares and rectangles.
Sources
- If your iPad won't charge, Apple Support
- Learn the meaning of iPhone status icons, iPhone User Guide, Apple, Battery
- Fix an Android device that won't charge or turn on, Google, Android Help
- Segoe Fluent Icons font, Windows apps design documentation, Microsoft Learn
Researched, edited and approved by Rory Hansen before publishing. Last reviewed September 26, 2026. How we research
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