⛈️ Cloud with lightning and rain emoji
HTML
⛈
Unicode
U+26C8
What is ⛈️ called?
⛈️ is called the Cloud with lightning and rain emoji.
Also known as thunderstorm, storm cloud, or lightning rain cloud. These terms reflect common wording, regional usage, or how the symbol looks; Unicode’s official name is cloud with lightning and rain.
What does ⛈️ mean?
⛈️ is officially named cloud with lightning and rain. A cloud with lightning and rain, representing thunderstorms, severe weather, electrical atmospheric activity, and intense precipitation. This symbolizes powerful weather events, electrical energy, and dramatic atmospheric conditions.
Use it for literal references to cloud with lightning and rain and for thunderstorms, electrical energy, severe weather, dramatic atmospheric power. This combines rain and lightning, distinguishing it from rain-only and lightning-only cloud emoji. Related choices include ⛅ Sun behind cloud and 🌤️ Sun behind small cloud.
Other meanings
It can mean thunderstorms, electrical energy, severe weather, dramatic atmospheric power. Context determines whether the message is literal, astronomical, meteorological, seasonal, or symbolic.
Example Usage
The cloud with lightning and rain ⛈️ brought a spectacular but brief thunderstorm
The sky or weather note shows cloud with lightning and rain ⛈️
More details
Officially named cloud with lightning and rain. Its code point is U+26C8. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
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Visual description
A dark cloud with visible lightning bolts and rain drops, representing a thunderstorm.
This combines rain and lightning, distinguishing it from rain-only and lightning-only cloud emoji. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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