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Indicating stormy weather
The forecast says we're in for some serious 🌩️ tonight.
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🚀 Emoji Details
🌩️
Cloud with lightning
The 🌩️ Lightning emoji depicts a single, jagged bolt of lightning, often yellow or white, striking downwards. It represents a sudden discharge of atmospheric electricity during a thunderstorm. Primari...
Meaning & Usage
The 🌩️ Lightning emoji depicts a single, jagged bolt of lightning, often yellow or white, striking downwards. It represents a sudden discharge of atmospheric electricity during a thunderstorm. Primarily, this emoji signifies storms, bad weather, power outages, and the raw power of nature. Metaphorically, it can represent sudden inspiration, a shocking event, or a powerful force. The Lightning emoji was introduced in Unicode version 7.0 in 2014. It's often used in conjunction with other weather-related emojis like 🌧️ (Rain), ⛈️ (Thunderstorm), and ☁️ (Cloud) to convey the intensity of a storm.
Usage Contexts
🌩️
Expressing shock or surprise
It hit me like a 🌩️ when I found out!
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Representing sudden inspiration or a breakthrough
I had a 🌩️ of an idea for my next project!
🌩️
Symbolizing power or energy
This new song is pure 🌩️!
Platform Appearances
Noto Animated
Apache 2.0
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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Şimşek bulutu
Türkçe
🇩🇪
Wolke mit Blitz
Deutsch
🇫🇷
Nuage avec éclair
Français
🇮🇳
बिजली के साथ बादल
हिन्दी
🇸🇦
سحابة وبرق
العربية
🇷🇺
Молния
Русский
🇵🇰
بادل اور گرج چمک
اردو
🇮🇩
Awan petir
Bahasa Indonesia
🇻🇳
Đám mây với tia chớp
Tiếng Việt
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เมฆและฟ้าแลบ
ไทย
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ابر با برق
فارسی
🇳🇬
Gajimare da Walƙiya
Hausa
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ደመና ከመብረቅ ጋር
አማርኛ
🇹🇿
Wingu la Ngurumo
Kiswahili
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বিদ্যুতের ঝলকের সাথে মেঘ
বাংলা
🇲🇲
လျှပ်စီးနှင့်တိမ်
မြန်မာ
🇺🇿
Chaqmoqli Bulut
Oʻzbek
🇮🇳
चमकणार्या वीजेसह ढग
मराठी
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మెరుస్తున్న మేఘం
తెలుగు
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Mendung Kilat
Jawa
🇮🇶
Ewr bi birûsk
Kurdî
🇵🇭
Kulog at Kidlat
Filipino
Usage Tips
Combine with other weather emojis
Use it with 🌧️ (rain), ⛈️ (thunderstorm), or ☁️ (cloud) to paint a fuller picture of the weather.
Use for metaphorical impact
Don't limit it to just weather! Employ it to represent sudden realizations or powerful emotions.
Consider cultural context
Be mindful of cultural interpretations. In some cultures, lightning can have spiritual significance.
Developer Codes
U+1F329-FE0F
🌩-FE0F;
\1F329-FE0F
\u{1F329-FE0F}