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 ๐
- there's always a rainbow ๐
- full spectrum ๐
- double rainbow ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F308rainbowF0 9F 8C 88Shortcodes
:rainbow:HTML & CSS
🌈🌈\1F308 Languages
\u{1F308}\U0001F308\x{1F308}\u{1F308}Encodings
xn--og8h%F0%9F%8C%88See this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ rainbow mean?
A rainbow โ hope, pride, diversity, or just colorfulness.
How is ๐ 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 ๐ rainbow?
Its strongest association is pride โ use it for 'colorful weather' only when context is clear.