🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon Symbol Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Waxing Gibbous Moon Symbol

Short Name

:moon:

Unicode

U+1F314

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Subcategory

Sky & weather

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F314

Apple Style

WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F314

Google Style

WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F314

Twitter Style

WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F314

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

DoCoMo style

DoCoMo

KDDI style

KDDI

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🌔</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A crescent moon with a larger illuminated portion, representing the phase of the moon when more than half of its visible surface is illuminated but not fully. This phase is known as the waxing gibbous moon. It is part of the moon phases series in Unicode, symbolizing astronomical and meteorological phenomena.

Common Uses

  • Indicating the waxing gibbous moon phase: 'The moon is 🌔 tonight.'
  • Referencing a specific lunar phase in discussions: 'Did you see the 🌔 last night?'
  • Used in educational contexts about astronomy: 'Today we learn about the 🌔 phase.'

Example Sentences

  • The astronomical calendar shows the 🌔 phase tonight.
  • Remember to check the moon phase before your night hike: 🌔 is perfect for visibility.
  • In our astronomy class, we discussed how the 🌔 phase occurs before the full moon.

Frequently Asked Questions