Cloud with rain Emoji

Travel

A dark, grey cloud hanging with vertical blue raindrops falling from its base. It conveys the presence of a rain shower or general gloomy weather conditions.

Usage Context

Used to describe outdoor plans getting cancelled, express a downcast mood, or provide a quick update on current atmospheric conditions. It is frequently sent alongside ⛈ to signal a storm or ☔ when someone is actually stepping out into the wet weather.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial push to standardize weather reporting across international mobile messaging platforms. Its design originated from early Japanese carrier sets, which prioritized recognizable icons for quick daily status updates.

Details

Glyph

🌧

Unicode

U+1F327

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f327:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF27;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory sky & weather

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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