Foggy Emoji

Travel

A dark, atmospheric scene showing a bridge partially obscured by a thick blanket of fog. The image suggests a landscape or city skyline dampened by heavy, low-hanging clouds.

Usage Context

Used to describe weather conditions, poor visibility, or a sense of mystery and gloom. It is a popular choice for city dwellers experiencing a gray day or anyone stuck in a morning mist. It frequently appears alongside weather icons like ☁️ or 🌫️ to set a moody scene.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial wave of Japanese-inspired weather icons. It was originally designed to represent the famous fog-covered landscapes often found in port cities like San Francisco or the misty bridges of Japan.

Details

Glyph

🌁

Unicode

U+1F301

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f301:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF01;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory place-other

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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