Sun symbol
Type :sun_symbol: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Black Sun With Rays · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ☀ is for
The sun with rays, filled. The weather set’s "clear", and a character that has meant good weather in text since typewriter-art days. Usually rendered as emoji now.
How to type ☀
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:sun_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 2600 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2600 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:sun_symbol: :sun: On the web
HTML ☀
Unicode U+2600
JavaScript '\u{2600}'
CSS "\2600"
Python '\u2600'
URL %E2%98%80
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