Cloud with lightning and rain emoji ⛈️
Emoji 0.7 (2014) · U+26C8 U+FE0F
What ⛈️ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Cloud with lightning and rain ⛈️ is tagged with these keywords: cloud, lightning, rain, thunder, thunderstorm.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing cloud or lightning in the emoji search brings up ⛈️.
Cloud with lightning and rain ⛈️ is one of 48 emoji in the sky and weather subgroup of travel & places (221 emoji), next to 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌦️ 🌧️.
Will ⛈️ show on my friend's phone?
⛈️ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ⛈️
Any emoji picker finds ⛈️ when you search for cloud.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type cloud with lightning and rain.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type cloud with lightning and rain in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type cloud with lightning and rain.
Codes for developers
Cloud with lightning and rain ⛈️ is written with 2 code points: U+26C8 U+FE0F. In UTF-8 it takes 6 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+26C8 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⛈️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⛈️ | |
| CSS | content: "\26C8 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u26C8\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%9B%88%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9B 88 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⛈️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | cloud with lightning and rain |
| Português | chuva com trovão |
| Español | nube con rayo y lluvia |
| Italiano | temporale |
| Français | nuage avec éclair et pluie |
| Deutsch | Wolke mit Blitz und Regen |
| Türkçe | şimşek ve yağmurlu bulut |
| Bahasa Indonesia | awan dengan petir dan hujan |
| Polski | chmura z piorunem i deszczem |
| Русский | гроза |
| 日本語 | 雷雨 |
| 한국어 | 번개가 치는 비구름 |
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What does the cloud with lightning and rain emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⛈️ "cloud with lightning and rain" and links it with cloud, lightning, rain, thunder. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the sky and weather subgroup of travel & places.
When was the cloud with lightning and rain emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the cloud with lightning and rain emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ⛈️ when you search for cloud.