⛅
Sun Behind Cloud
- Unicode
- U+26C5
- Category
- Weather
- HTML Entity
- ⛅
- CSS
- \26C5
The Sun Behind Cloud emoji (⛅) depicts a yellow sun partially hidden by a fluffy white or grey cloud, originally added to Unicode 5.2 in 2009. It is universally used in digital weather forecasts to represent partly cloudy conditions or mild weather. On social media, people frequently use it to express cautious optimism, finding a "silver lining," or a transition toward better days.
How to Type
- Windows
- Win + . then search "sun behind cloud"
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space then search "sun behind cloud"
- Linux
- Ctrl + Shift + U, then 26C5, then Enter
- HTML
- ⛅ or ⛅
In Programming
Frequently utilized in weather API responses and terminal-based weather applications (like wttr.in) to visually indicate partly cloudy conditions in the console or UI.
Tags
cautious hope
cloud
cloudy day
hopeful
mild weather
mixed weather
optimism
overcast
partly cloudy
partly sunny
silver lining
sun
sunshine through clouds
weather
weather forecast