What does ๐ Rainbow mean?
A colorful rainbow arc. It stands for hope, happiness and good things after hard times, since rainbows appear after rain. It is also widely used to represent the LGBTQ+ community and Pride, alongside the ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ flag. People use it for positivity, bright colors, childhood joy and celebrations of all kinds.
๐ Rainbow is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about gay, genderqueer, glbt, glbtq, lesbian and lgbt.
Example messages
๐ Rainbow on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Rainbow looks on each platform.
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Rainbow emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Rainbow 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 :rainbow:.
When was the Rainbow emoji added?
๐ Rainbow 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 Rainbow. The underlying code (U+1F308) 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.