Copy and paste the Rainbow emoji (🌈) in one click. Explore its Animals & Nature meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F308).
Unicode Definition: A vibrant multi-colored arc displaying the classic spectrum bands of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.
Context & Expression: Symbolizes hope after hardship, LGBTQ+ pride, natural wonder, joy, and peace.
Context Tip: Pairing Rainbow (🌈) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Widely used during Pride Month, as well as the phrase 'rainbow after the storm' for overcoming trials.
Combine 🌈 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Rainbow emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Look outside the west-facing window right as the rain stopped!
A double rainbow spanning the whole valley! Nature is breathtaking 🌈
Taking a picture before the clouds roll back in!
Apple depicts a soft atmospheric curved arc with gradient transitions; Google features bold solid color stripes; Microsoft uses sharp vector ribbon arcs.
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 |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 🌈 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Rainbow |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F308 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 🌈 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 🌈 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F308 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F308} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 8C 88 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :rainbow: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Animals & Nature (weather) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Symbolizes hope after hardship, LGBTQ+ pride, natural wonder, joy, and peace. It belongs to the Animals & Nature category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Widely used during Pride Month, as well as the phrase 'rainbow after the storm' for overcoming trials.
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.
The Unicode code point is U+1F308 (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 🌈 or 🌈; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F308"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F308}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :rainbow:.
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