Travel & Places · Emoji 0.6

Sun Behind Cloud emoji meaning

Unicode calls this emoji “sun behind cloud.” It can label sun behind cloud in a trip, place, route, weather, or travel plan.

Character
Code point
U+26C5
Subgroup
Sky & Weather
Typical tone
Practical · Descriptive
Construction
Single-Code-Point Emoji
Introduced
Emoji 0.6
Quick answer

⛅ meaning at a glance

  • Plain meaning: Unicode calls this emoji “sun behind cloud.” It can label sun behind cloud in a trip, place, route, weather, or travel plan.
  • Usual tone: Practical · Descriptive
  • Use with care: Read the words around it. The relationship, culture, and app design can change how it feels.
  • Technical type: Single-Code-Point Emoji from Emoji 0.6
Meaning in context

What does ⛅ mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “sun behind cloud.” It can label sun behind cloud in a trip, place, route, weather, or travel plan.

Use ⛅ for locations, transport, weather, navigation, or travel planning. Unicode calls it “sun behind cloud.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

For a wider view, browse travel & places emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.

Example messages with ⛅

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+26C5 sun behind cloud.

U+26C5sun behind cloud

Version and platform support

The sun behind cloud emoji was introduced in Emoji 0.6 and is classified in the sky & weather subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “sun behind cloud.” Search terms indexed for this entry include behind, cloud, sun. It belongs to Travel & Places and the sky & weather subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “sun behind cloud.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.