Umbrella emoji ☔ ☂️ 🌂
Three umbrellas. ☔ umbrella with rain drops is open in the rain: a rainy day, “take a brolly”, wet weather. ☂️ umbrella is open with no rain: protection, shade,…
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What the umbrella ☔ ☂️ 🌂 emoji means
Three umbrellas. ☔ umbrella with rain drops is open in the rain: a rainy day, “take a brolly”, wet weather. ☂️ umbrella is open with no rain: protection, shade, insurance and “umbrella” as a covering term. 🌂 closed umbrella is furled: the rain has stopped, or an accessory. ⛱️ is the beach umbrella on the beach page. ☔ is an original 2010 emoji; the other two came in 2015 with variation selectors. Rain itself is 🌧️ cloud with rain.
Unicode name: umbrella with rain drops · U+2614 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Rainy days (☔): forecasts, commutes
- Protection (☂️): insurance, cover, shelter
- Rain stopped (🌂): or a fashion accessory
- Umbrella terms: “under the ☂️ of”
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| umbrella with rain dropsU+2614 | Rainy day | |
| umbrellaU+2602 U+FE0F | Open, no rain | |
| closed umbrellaU+1F302 | Furled | |
| umbrella on groundU+26F1 U+FE0F | Beach umbrella | |
| cloud with rainU+1F327 U+FE0F | The rain |
Questions people ask
What is the difference between ☔ and ☂️?
☔ has raindrops and means rainy weather; ☂️ is an open umbrella with none, used for protection or shade.
What does 🌂 mean?
A closed umbrella — the rain has stopped, or an accessory.
Why are umbrella emoji purple?
Apple drew ☂️ and 🌂 purple and other vendors followed; ☔ is usually red or blue.
About this guide
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