Full moon Emoji

Travel

A bright, glowing golden sphere representing the moon when it is fully illuminated. It features subtle, crater-like markings to mimic the lunar surface as seen from Earth.

Usage Context

Used to discuss nighttime, astronomy, or upcoming lunar events. It is a staple in messages about late-night plans, sleep schedules, or the passage of time. It often appears alongside 🌙 or ✨ to set a nocturnal mood.

History

Part of the original set of emojis brought to Unicode in 2010, the full moon was a standard inclusion for early mobile messaging platforms, serving as a shorthand for weather reports and nocturnal themes before the rise of more complex sky-based graphics.

Details

Glyph

🌕

Unicode

U+1F315

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f315:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF15;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory sky & weather

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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