What does ๐ Crescent Moon mean?
A curved crescent moon, the most familiar shorthand for night. It is used for good night messages, sleep, dreams and late evenings. It also carries religious and cultural meaning, since the crescent is widely associated with Islam and appears in Ramadan and Eid greetings. Compared with the astronomical phase emojis, it is more symbolic than scientific.
๐ Crescent Moon is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about ramadan, space and night.
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๐ Crescent Moon on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Crescent Moon looks on each platform.
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Crescent Moon emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Crescent Moon emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :crescent_moon:.
When was the Crescent Moon emoji added?
๐ Crescent Moon was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Crescent Moon. The underlying code (U+1F319) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.