rainbow

A rainbow

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Code points
U+1F308
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Travel & Places

Meaning

A rainbow โ€” hope, pride, diversity, or just colorfulness.

Rainbow โ€” Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

In conversation

Symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, but also hope after rain, color palettes, and 'everything is beautiful'.

Tone

Hopeful and colorful.

Common uses

  • pride and diversity
  • hope
  • colorful content
  • saying 'after the rain'

Watch out

Its strongest association is pride โ€” use it for 'colorful weather' only when context is clear.

Examples

  • happy pride ๐ŸŒˆ
  • there's always a rainbow ๐ŸŒˆ
  • full spectrum ๐ŸŒˆ
  • double rainbow ๐ŸŒˆ

Also known as

rainbowpride emojicolorful

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Used in combos

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magical rainbow
lucky rainbow
rainbow love
rainbow sparkle
sunny rainbow
unicorn rainbow
idea ยท rainbow โ€” camera roll
rainbow ยท smile โ€” feed worthy

Related collections

Emoji names around the world

Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ€” official Unicode data.

Related kaomoji

big grin
laughing big grin
cheerful smiling face
joyful smile
happy face with open smile
classic happy smiley
big happy grin
cheerful smiling face
Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F308
Unicode name
rainbow
Category
Travel & PlacesSky & weather
Unicode
6.0 ยท 2010Emoji 0.6Unicode history
Keywords
gaygenderqueerglbtglbtqlesbianlgbtlgbtqlgbtqianaturepridequeerrainrainbowtrans

Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F308
Unicode namerainbow
UTF-8F0 9F 8C 88
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):rainbow:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)🌈
HTML (decimal)🌈
CSS\1F308
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F308}
Python\U0001F308
Perl\x{1F308}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F308}
Encodings
Punycodexn--og8h
URL escape code%F0%9F%8C%88

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Open-source artwork under commercially compatible licenses, shown with correct attribution. These are not Apple, Samsung or WhatsApp designs.

Noto Emoji โ€” Licenses & attribution
Noto EmojiGoogle Fonts ยท SIL OFL 1.1
Twemoji โ€” Licenses & attribution
TwemojiTwemoji project ยท CC BY 4.0
OpenMoji โ€” Licenses & attribution
OpenMojiOpenMoji project ยท CC BY-SA 4.0
Fluent Emoji โ€” Licenses & attribution
Fluent EmojiMicrosoft ยท MIT

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Frequently asked

What does ๐ŸŒˆ rainbow mean?

A rainbow โ€” hope, pride, diversity, or just colorfulness.

How is ๐ŸŒˆ rainbow used in conversation?

Symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, but also hope after rain, color palettes, and 'everything is beautiful'.

What should I watch out for when using ๐ŸŒˆ rainbow?

Its strongest association is pride โ€” use it for 'colorful weather' only when context is clear.