Cloud Emoji

Travel

A simple, fluffy white cloud shape with a rounded, multi-lobed top. It depicts a standard cumulus cloud, often associated with overcast skies or general outdoor weather conditions.

Usage Context

Used to describe a cloudy day, indicate a melancholy mood, or refer to cloud computing and digital storage. It pairs well with other weather-related icons like ☀️ to signal a change in forecast or 🌧️ to suggest imminent rain.

History

This character dates back to early computer text sets like the 1993 Miscellaneous Symbols block. Its design was inspired by classic weather map icons used in news broadcasts and printed forecasts to represent meteorological data at a glance.

Details

Glyph

☁

Unicode

U+2601

Shortcode

:emoji_u2601:

HTML Entity

☁

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Travel

Subcategory sky & weather

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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