⛈️ Cloud with Lightning and Rain Emoji

Copy and paste the Cloud with Lightning and Rain emoji (⛈️) in one click. View its Travel & Places context, status usage, and Emoji 0.7 / Unicode 7.0 (2014) developer codes (U+26C8 U+FE0F).

What Does the Cloud with Lightning and Rain Emoji Mean?

Unicode Definition: Depicts cloud with lightning and rain (⛈️), part of Emoji 0.7 / Unicode 7.0 (2014) (U+26C8 U+FE0F) under the "sky & weather" travel and geography subgroup.

Context & Expression: Captures wanderlust, commuting, vacation countdowns, architectural appreciation, and a sense of place or time.

Status Tip: Cloud with Lightning and Rain (⛈️) is widely used in Slack/Teams out-of-office statuses, travel itineraries, and event location headers.

Modern Texting & Social Usage

Popular in out-of-office Slack statuses, Instagram story location headers, travel vlogs, and "on my way" texts (⛈️💨).

💡 Quick Usage Tip:

Combine ⛈️ with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.

Real-Life Chat Examples

See how the Cloud with Lightning and Rain emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.

Marcus

Where are you guys at? We just grabbed a table inside

You

Literally 5 minutes away ⛈️ save us two seats!

Marcus

Got you covered, see you in a sec!

When to Use ⛈️

Sharing travel itineraries, commute updates, or vacation photo dumps.
Setting "Out of Office" or "In Transit" status indicators on Slack and Teams.
Highlighting directions, venues, and weather conditions in event invites.

When to Avoid ⛈️

Emergency navigation instructions where exact street addresses and coordinates are needed.
Formal legal notices.

CROSS-PLATFORM DISPLAY

How Cloud with Lightning and Rain Looks Across Operating Systems & Fonts

Apple iOS includes intricate architectural and vehicle details; Google Android uses clean, high-contrast travel iconography; Samsung and Microsoft Windows feature distinct perspective angles.

⛈️

Apple iOS / macOS Rendering

High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting

System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'

Platform / Vendor	Glyph Preview	System Emoji Font	Rendering Behavior
Apple iOS / macOS	⛈️	`Apple Color Emoji`	High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
Google Android	⛈️	`Noto Color Emoji`	Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry
Samsung One UI	⛈️	`Samsung Color Emoji`	Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling
Microsoft Windows	⛈️	`Segoe UI Emoji`	Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags)
X / Discord (Twemoji)	⛈️	`Twitter Color Emoji`	Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography

Technical & Developer Specifications

Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.

Character	⛈️
Official Unicode Name	Cloud with Lightning and Rain
Unicode Code Point	`U+26C8 U+FE0F`
HTML Decimal Entity	`⛈️`
HTML Hex Entity	`⛈️`
CSS Escape Code	`\0026C8\00FE0F`
JavaScript / ES6 Escape	`\u{26C8}\u{FE0F}`
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`E2 9B 88 EF B8 8F`
Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub)	`:cloud_with_lightning_and_rain:`
Emoji / Unicode Version	Emoji 0.7 / Unicode 7.0 (2014)
Category & Subgroup	Travel & Places (sky & weather)

Frequently Asked Questions About Cloud with Lightning and Rain (⛈️)

Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.

What is the emotional and conversational meaning of Cloud with Lightning and Rain (⛈️)?

Captures wanderlust, commuting, vacation countdowns, architectural appreciation, and a sense of place or time. It belongs to the Travel & Places category and was standardized in Emoji 0.7 / Unicode 7.0 (2014).

How is the Cloud with Lightning and Rain emoji (⛈️) used on TikTok, Instagram, and Discord?

Popular in out-of-office Slack statuses, Instagram story location headers, travel vlogs, and "on my way" texts (⛈️💨).

How do I copy and paste ⛈️ on iPhone, Android, Mac, or Windows?

Click the "Copy Emoji (⛈️)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.

What are the Unicode, HTML, CSS, and JS developer codes for Cloud with Lightning and Rain?

The Unicode code point is U+26C8 U+FE0F (Emoji 0.7 / Unicode 7.0 (2014)). In HTML use ⛈️ or ⛈️; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\0026C8\00FE0F"; in JavaScript use "\u{26C8}\u{FE0F}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :cloud_with_lightning_and_rain:.

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