What does ☀️ Sun mean?
A bright sun with rays. It stands for sunny weather, summer, warmth and good mornings, and also for happiness and positive energy. People send it to say it is a beautiful day, to wish someone a good morning, or to call a person their sunshine. It is the plain weather symbol, while 🌞 adds a smiling face for extra cheer.
☀️ Sun is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about bright, rays, space, sunny and weather.
Example messages
☀️ Sun on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Sun looks on each platform.
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Sun emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Sun 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 :sunny:.
When was the Sun emoji added?
☀️ Sun 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 Sun. The underlying code (U+2600 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.