What does 🌩️ Cloud with Lightning mean?
A cloud with a lightning bolt but no rain. It means lightning, thunder and electrical storms, and people use it for storm alerts and dramatic skies. Figuratively, it signals shock, anger or a sudden dramatic turn of events. It is a bit more ominous than ⚡ on its own, and drier than the full thunderstorm ⛈️.
🌩️ Cloud with Lightning is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
Example messages
🌩️ Cloud with Lightning on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cloud with Lightning looks on each platform.
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Cloud with Lightning emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cloud with Lightning 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 :lightning:.
When was the Cloud with Lightning emoji added?
🌩️ Cloud with Lightning 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. The underlying code (U+1F329 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.