🌔️ Waxing gibbous moon emoji

What is 🌔️ called?

🌔️ is called the Waxing gibbous moon emoji.

What does 🌔️ mean?

🌔 is officially named waxing gibbous moon. The waxing gibbous moon phase showing more than half but less than full illumination as the moon continues growing toward full moon. This represents significant progress, approaching completion, and advanced development stages.

Use it for literal references to waxing gibbous moon and for significant progress, approaching completion, refinement, final development. Gibbous means more than half illuminated; waxing means the lit portion is increasing toward full moon. Related choices include 🌓 First quarter moon and 🌕 Full moon.

Other meanings

It can mean significant progress, approaching completion, refinement, final development. Context determines whether the message is literal, astronomical, meteorological, seasonal, or symbolic.

Example Usage

The waxing gibbous moon 🌔 cast bright light across the landscape

The sky or weather note shows waxing gibbous moon 🌔

More details

Officially named waxing gibbous moon. Its code point is U+1F314. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.

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Visual description

A moon showing more than half illumination on the right side, approaching full moon.

Gibbous means more than half illuminated; waxing means the lit portion is increasing toward full moon. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.