What does ☁️ Cloud mean?
A white, fluffy cloud. It stands for cloudy weather, overcast days and the sky in general. It also has several figurative uses: cloud storage and computing, having your head in the clouds, being on cloud nine, or feeling a bit gloomy. People use it in weather updates, dreamy posts and tech conversations alike.
☁️ Cloud is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
☁️ Cloud on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cloud looks on each platform.
More sky & weather emojis
See all 48 →Collections with ☁️
Cloud emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cloud 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 :cloud:.
When was the Cloud emoji added?
☁️ Cloud was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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. The underlying code (U+2601 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.