Waning gibbous moon Emoji
Travel
A dark, spherical moon partially illuminated on the left side, showing a slight shadow creeping in from the right. It captures the phase where the moon is transitioning from full back toward the third quarter.
Usage Context
Used to discuss nighttime themes, the lunar cycle, or the passage of time. It is frequently sent alongside 🌕 to track the progress of the moon's phases or used in captions about late-night moods and stargazing.
History
Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the moon phase collection was developed to provide a comprehensive set of astronomical states for messaging apps. These icons were heavily influenced by early mobile UI design in Japan, where lunar observation played a significant role in traditional calendar planning.
Details
Glyph
🌖
Unicode
U+1F316
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f316:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory sky & weather
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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