Cloud symbol
Type :cloud_symbol: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Cloud · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ☁ is for
The cloud, the overcast half of the plain-text weather pair. Modern platforms draw it as the weather emoji.
How to type ☁
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:cloud_symbol: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2601 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2601 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:cloud_symbol: :cloud: On the web
HTML ☁
Unicode U+2601
JavaScript '\u{2601}'
CSS "\2601"
Python '\u2601'
URL %E2%98%81
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