Sunset Emoji

Travel

A vibrant yellow sun dipping behind a row of dark building silhouettes. The background features a warm, orange-hued sky that fades into a deep purple at the top, capturing the end of a long day in an urban environment.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal the end of a workday, to announce travel plans, or to describe a scenic view in a city. It is often paired with 🌆 to indicate nighttime or 🌇 to signify a transition, and serves as a classic way to tell someone you are heading home or winding down for the evening.

History

Part of the original Japanese mobile phone emoji sets that became standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. These city-themed weather icons were designed to help users quickly communicate their location or daily routine without needing to type out full sentences, a practice that defined early text messaging culture in Japan.

Details

Glyph

🌇

Unicode

U+1F307

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f307:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF07;

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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