What does ⛈️ Cloud with Lightning and Rain mean?
A dark cloud with lightning flashing and rain pouring down. It means thunderstorms and wild weather, and is used for storm warnings, flight delays and stormy weather updates. Figuratively, it describes a bad mood, a tense situation or drama brewing. 🌩️ shows lightning without rain, and 🌧️ is rain without the thunder.
⛈️ Cloud with Lightning and Rain is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about thunder and thunderstorm.
Example messages
⛈️ Cloud with Lightning and Rain on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cloud with Lightning and Rain looks on each platform.
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Cloud with Lightning and Rain emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cloud with Lightning and Rain emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ⛈️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :thunder_cloud_and_rain:.
When was the Cloud with Lightning and Rain emoji added?
⛈️ Cloud with Lightning and Rain was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ⛈️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Cloud with Lightning and Rain. The underlying code (U+26C8 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.