Cloud emoji
☁️ is weather, daydreams and the cloud. Copy it here with the cloudy variants.
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What the cloud emoji means
☁️ (cloud) is weather, daydreaming, softness and “the cloud” in tech. ⛅ and 🌥️ put the sun behind it, 🌧️ adds rain, ⛈️ thunder. The soft, pastel “cloud aesthetic” uses ☁️ with 🤍 🩵. ☁️ is a text-style symbol with a variation selector, so some apps draw it plain.
Unicode name: cloud · U+2601 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Weather: ☁️ ⛅ 🌧️
- Daydreams: “head in the ☁️”
- Aesthetic: ☁️🤍
- Tech: “moved it to the ☁️”
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudU+2601 U+FE0F | Cloud | May render plain | |
| sun behind cloud / sun behind large cloudU+26C5 · U+1F325 U+FE0F | Sun behind cloud | See the sun emoji guide | |
| cloud with rain / cloud with lightning and rainU+1F327 U+FE0F · U+26C8 U+FE0F | Rain, storm | Weather | |
| thought balloonU+1F4AD | Thought bubble | Not a cloud |
Chat examples
Real messages with ☁️, and a reply that fits.
☁️ grey day
☕
⛅ clearing up
🌤️
☁️ head in the clouds
😅
Questions people ask
What does ☁️ mean in a caption?
Softness, daydreaming or an overcast day. It is a favourite of the pastel aesthetic.
Is there a rain emoji?
🌧️ cloud with rain, ⛈️ with lightning, and 💧 for a drop — see the water emoji guide.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
