What Makes This Subcategory Distinct
weather is a narrower slice of travel & places. Typical entries include đ new moon, đ waxing crescent moon, đ first quarter moon, đ waxing gibbous moon.
Emoji subcategory
weather
weather emoji are used for place-based context, transport, weather, and setting, especially when users want to show where something is happening.
Parent category: travel & places
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new moon
new-moon
A new moon, associated with darkness, beginnings, empty sky, and lunar phases at their least visible point.
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waxing crescent moon
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A waxing crescent moon, useful for growth, early-stage change, and the first visible return of moonlight.
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first quarter moon
first-quarter-moon
A first quarter moon, often used for lunar phases, astronomy, and the visual balance between light and darkness.
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waxing gibbous moon
waxing-gibbous-moon
A waxing gibbous moon, tied to progression and nearing fullness, with more light than shadow.
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full moon
full-moon
A full moon, one of the strongest night-sky symbols for brightness, completion, cycles, and sometimes heightened emotion or mystique.
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waning gibbous moon
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A waning gibbous moon, useful for later lunar phases, decline after fullness, and gradual reduction.
Emoji in this subcategory
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new moon
new-moon
A new moon, associated with darkness, beginnings, empty sky, and lunar phases at their least visible point.
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waxing crescent moon
waxing-crescent-moon
A waxing crescent moon, useful for growth, early-stage change, and the first visible return of moonlight.
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first quarter moon
first-quarter-moon
A first quarter moon, often used for lunar phases, astronomy, and the visual balance between light and darkness.
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waxing gibbous moon
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A waxing gibbous moon, tied to progression and nearing fullness, with more light than shadow.
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full moon
full-moon
A full moon, one of the strongest night-sky symbols for brightness, completion, cycles, and sometimes heightened emotion or mystique.
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waning gibbous moon
waning-gibbous-moon
A waning gibbous moon, useful for later lunar phases, decline after fullness, and gradual reduction.
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last quarter moon
last-quarter-moon
A last quarter moon, visually balancing light and dark again but on the descending side of the lunar cycle.
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waning crescent moon
waning-crescent-moon
A waning crescent moon, often associated with endings, fading light, and the final visible stage before the cycle resets.
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crescent moon
crescent-moon
A crescent moon, broader and more symbolic than the exact phase emojis. It often suggests night, calm, dreams, and quiet atmosphere.
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new moon face
new-moon-face
A new moon with a face, often used less for astronomy and more for humor, awkwardness, side-eye energy, or an eerie expression.
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first quarter moon face
first-quarter-moon-face
A first-quarter-style moon with a face, useful for a more decorative, mythical, or old-illustration feel to night imagery.
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last quarter moon face
last-quarter-moon-face
A last-quarter-style moon with a face, similar to đ but visually suited to the opposite side of the cycle and the same storybook tone.
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thermometer
thermometer
A thermometer, useful for temperature, heat, illness, weather, and measuring conditions rather than just describing them.
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sun
sun
The sun, one of the clearest symbols for daylight, heat, brightness, summer, and open cheerful energy.
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full moon face
full-moon-face
A full moon with a face, often used more for mood and humor than for actual moon phases. It can feel warm, odd, or slightly uncanny.
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sun with face
sun-with-face
A sun with a face, useful for warmth, optimism, friendliness, and a more playful version of sunlight than the plain sun emoji.
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ringed planet
ringed-planet
A ringed planet, strongly associated with space, astronomy, distant worlds, and the larger scale of the universe.
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star
star
A simple star, useful for favorites, brightness, excellence, night skies, and clean symbolic emphasis.
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glowing star
glowing-star
A glowing star, more dramatic and celebratory than the plain star, often used to mean standout quality or shining presence.
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shooting star
shooting-star
A shooting star, associated with wishes, fleeting beauty, night sky events, and brief magical moments.
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milky way
milky-way
The Milky Way or a galaxy-like sky, useful for deep night, space, wonder, and a sense of scale beyond ordinary Earth scenes.
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cloud
cloud
A cloud, useful for weather, softness, overcast skies, and in some contexts the digital idea of cloud storage or remote systems.
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sun behind cloud
sun-behind-cloud
Sun behind cloud, useful for partly cloudy weather, mixed conditions, and a balance between brightness and cover.
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cloud with lightning and rain
cloud-with-lightning-and-rain
A thunderstorm cloud, strongly tied to severe weather, instability, tension, and dramatic atmospheric conditions.
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sun behind small cloud
sun-behind-small-cloud
A mostly sunny sky with a small cloud, useful for fair weather that is not completely clear.
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sun behind large cloud
sun-behind-large-cloud
A mostly cloudy sky with sun still visible, useful for muted brightness and weather that is neither fully dark nor fully clear.
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sun behind rain cloud
sun-behind-rain-cloud
Sun and rain together, useful for passing showers, mixed weather, and the kind of sky where conditions shift quickly.
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cloud with rain
cloud-with-rain
A rain cloud, one of the clearest weather symbols for rainfall, wet conditions, and gloomy skies.
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cloud with snow
cloud-with-snow
A snow cloud, useful for snowfall, winter weather, and cold conditions with active precipitation.
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cloud with lightning
cloud-with-lightning
A cloud with lightning, useful for storms, sudden force, power, and weather that feels dangerous or unstable.
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tornado
tornado
A tornado, strongly tied to destructive wind, spiraling motion, and severe weather at its most violent.
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fog
fog
Fog, useful for low visibility, unclear conditions, mystery, and things that feel physically or metaphorically obscured.
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wind face
wind-face
Wind blowing, useful for breezes, gusts, weather movement, and the visible force of air in motion.
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cyclone
cyclone
A cyclone or spiral, useful for storms, swirling motion, dizziness, chaos, and situations that feel hard to get out of.
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rainbow
rainbow
A rainbow, associated with beauty after rain, hope, color, celebration, and in many contexts LGBTQ+ pride and inclusiveness.
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closed umbrella
closed-umbrella
A closed umbrella, useful for rain gear, weather preparation, and objects waiting to be used rather than active protection.
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umbrella
umbrella
An umbrella, more symbolic and weather-oriented than the beach umbrella. It works for rain, shelter, and classic storm imagery.
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umbrella with rain drops
umbrella-with-rain-drops
An umbrella with raindrops, directly tied to rainy weather, staying dry, and wet conditions.
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umbrella on ground
umbrella-on-ground
An umbrella on the ground, strongly associated with beaches, shade, vacation, and sun protection rather than rain.
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high voltage
high-voltage
A lightning bolt, useful for electricity, sudden power, speed, energy, and sharp intensity.
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snowflake
snowflake
A snowflake, one of the clearest symbols for winter, cold, snowfall, and delicate frozen patterns.
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snowman
snowman
A snowman with flakes falling, useful for winter weather, holiday atmosphere, and snowy outdoor scenes.
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snowman without snow
snowman-without-snow
A snowman without falling snow, more about winter decoration and playful seasonal imagery than active weather.
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comet
comet
A comet, tied to space events, streaking celestial motion, rarity, and a dramatic object crossing the sky.
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fire
fire
Fire in one of its most flexible forms: literal heat and flames, but also excitement, intensity, popularity, and things that feel undeniably hot.
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droplet
droplet
A water droplet, useful for liquid, rain, hydration, tears, moisture, and small concentrated amounts of water.
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water wave
water-wave
A wave, strongly tied to the sea, surf, flooding, forceful motion, and anything that arrives with the momentum of water.
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