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U+2601 · Miscellaneous Symbols

Meaning and uses

A simple cloud. It suits dreamy, soft aesthetics and weather notes, as in ☁ daydreaming, and some phones draw it as a cloud emoji.

Unicode details

☁ is the Unicode character named CLOUD, code point U+2601, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It can also appear as an emoji, listed under the name “cloud”. Plain text is its default, but some apps draw it in colour anyway. Adding the invisible variation selector U+FE0F after it asks for the emoji style, and U+FE0E asks for plain text.

Unicode nameCLOUD
Code pointU+2601
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
AddedUnicode 1.1 (1993)
Emoji namecloud
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 81
UTF-162601
HTML☁

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How to type ☁

  • On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
  • On a phone, it is on the emoji keyboard: search for “cloud”. On Windows, press the Windows key and the full stop (Win+.) to open the emoji panel and search there.
  • On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “cloud”.
  • On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2601, then Space or Enter.
  • In HTML, use ☁. In a CSS content property, use "\2601".

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