⚡ is energy and speed; 🌩️ is the storm. Copy both here.
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What the lightning emoji means
⚡ (high voltage) is energy, speed, power and danger: “⚡ fast”, a jolt of caffeine, electric cars, Harry Potter’s scar, and Usain Bolt. 🌩️ (cloud with lightning) and ⛈️ (cloud with lightning and rain) are the actual storm. 🔋 is the battery, 💥 the bang. ⚡ displays everywhere.
Unicode name: high voltage · U+26A1 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
Energy, speed or electricity — “fast”, “charged”, “powerful”.
Which emoji is a lightning storm?
🌩️ or ⛈️; ⚡ on its own is the bolt symbol.
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