Waxing Gibbous Moon

🌔 is the waxing gibbous moon emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “space”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL
CLDR short name: waxing gibbous moon
Codepoint: U+1F314
Hex: 1F314
Emoji version: 0.6
Unicode version: 6.0
First released: 2010
Unicode group: Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup: sky & weather
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:moon::waxing_gibbous_moon:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

gibbous · moon · space · waxing

How it looks

Waxing Gibbous Moon — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Waxing Gibbous Moon — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Waxing Gibbous Moon — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🌔. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🌔 waxing gibbous moon emoji mean?: 🌔 is the waxing gibbous moon emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “space”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🌔?: U+1F314, named WAXING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🌔 waxing gibbous moon emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🌔 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “waxing gibbous moon”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🌔 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🌔?: On GitHub, type :moon: or :waxing_gibbous_moon: and it turns into 🌔 — those codes come from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.