Sun emoji ☀️
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2600 U+FE0F
What ☀️ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ☀️ are bright, rays, space, sunny, weather. They show what people use it for.
Search for bright or rays on your emoji keyboard and ☀️ is among the results.
You will find ☀️ among the sky and weather (48 emoji), part of travel & places with 221 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 🌝 🌞 🪐 ⭐.
Will ☀️ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ☀️ is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ☀️
Search for sun in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ☀️.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type sun.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type sun in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type sun.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ☀️ is 2 code points (U+2600 U+FE0F), 6 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2600 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ☀️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ☀️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2600 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2600\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%98%80%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 80 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.
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What does the sun emoji mean?
Unicode calls ☀️ "sun" and links it with bright, rays, space, sunny. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the sky and weather subgroup of travel & places.
When was the sun emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the sun emoji?
Search for sun in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ☀️.