What does ๐ Cyclone mean?
A blue spiral swirl. It stands for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons in weather talk, but it is just as widely used for dizziness, confusion and hypnotic or trippy feelings. People send it when their head is spinning or when life feels chaotic. It can also be purely decorative, adding a swirl to a username or post.
๐ Cyclone is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about dizzy, hurricane, twister, typhoon and weather.
Example messages
๐ Cyclone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cyclone looks on each platform.
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Cyclone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cyclone 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 :cyclone:.
When was the Cyclone emoji added?
๐ Cyclone 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 Cyclone. The underlying code (U+1F300) 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.