Sun behind large cloud Emoji

Travel

A bright yellow sun peeking out from behind a large, fluffy white cloud. It illustrates a partially obscured sky, bridging the gap between clear weather and full overcast conditions.

Usage Context

Used to describe weather reports, indicate a transition from rain to sunshine, or to represent a hopeful 'better days ahead' sentiment. It is frequently sent alongside 🌤 to describe changing forecasts or to set a tone of tempered optimism.

History

Part of the major Unicode 7.0 update in 2014, this emoji was added as part of an expansion to weather icons designed for cross-platform messaging consistency. It reflects early mobile meteorology features that allowed users to share local conditions at a glance.

Details

Glyph

🌥

Unicode

U+1F325

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f325:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF25;

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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