What does ๐ Waning Crescent Moon mean?
A thin crescent lit on the left, the final phase before the new moon in Northern Hemisphere views. It symbolizes endings, rest and the quiet before a fresh start. People use it in rows of moon phases, for dawn sky photos and for spiritual posts about recharging. Its mirror image, ๐, marks the beginning of the cycle instead.
๐ Waning Crescent Moon is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Example messages
๐ Waning Crescent Moon on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Waning Crescent Moon looks on each platform.
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Waning Crescent Moon emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Waning 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 :waning_crescent_moon:.
When was the Waning Crescent Moon emoji added?
๐ Waning Crescent Moon was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Waning Crescent Moon. The underlying code (U+1F318) 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.