Sun symbol (☀)
U+2600 · BLACK SUN WITH RAYS · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ☀
Windows
No Alt code
☀ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2600 Alt+X
Type 2600 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ☀. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “sun symbol” to find ☀.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “sun symbol” and click ☀ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “sun symbol” to find ☀.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ☀ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ☀ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ☀ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;sun.
- Now type ;sun anywhere: the keyboard suggests ☀.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ☀:
- Copy ☀ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ☀ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;sun.
- Type ;sun in any app and tap ☀ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2600 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2600 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ☀ means and how it is used
☀ is the black sun with rays, a weather and summer symbol in text since Unicode 1.1. Phones often display it as the emoji ☀️; the text variation selector ☀︎ keeps it monochrome. Related weather symbols include ☁ cloud, ☂ umbrella and ❄ snowflake. They all date from Unicode 1.1.
In Unicode, ☀ is code point U+2600 with the official name BLACK SUN WITH RAYS. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: bright, rays, space, sunny, weather.
You will find it in our weather, 53 symbols in all, together with ☁ ❄ ☾ ☂ ☃.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ☀ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ☀ | |
| CSS | content: "\2600"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2600 | |
| URL | %E2%98%80 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 80 | |
| Unicode | U+2600 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ☀ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ☀ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Sun symbol |
| Português | Símbolo do sol |
| Español | Símbolo del sol |
| Italiano | Simbolo sole |
| Français | Symbole soleil |
| Deutsch | Sonnen-Symbol |
| Türkçe | Güneş sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol matahari |
| Polski | Symbol słońca |
| Русский | Символ солнца |
| 日本語 | 太陽記号 (晴れ) |
| 한국어 | 해 기호 |
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All Weather →Questions people ask
How do I type ☀ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ☀ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2600 and press Alt+X.
How do I type ☀ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ☀. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;sun.
What is the HTML code for the sun symbol?
There is no named entity; use ☀ or ☀. In CSS write \2600, in JavaScript \u2600.
Will ☀ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ☀ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.