Cloud characters cover the whole sky, the plain ☁ cloud, ⛅ sun behind cloud, and rain, snow and storm variants (🌧 🌨 ⛈). They add weather to captions, forecasts and status lines without an image. Copy any from the keys below; being pictographic symbols they have no Windows Alt code, so in Word type the code shown and press Alt + X.
01 Symbols at a glance
| Symbol | How to type | |
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| Cloud | U+2601 · Word: 2601 Alt+X · ☁ |
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| Sun Behind Cloud | U+26C5 · Word: 26C5 Alt+X · ⛅ |
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| Cloud With Lightning and Rain | U+26C8 · Word: 26C8 Alt+X · ⛈ |
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| White Sun With Small Cloud | U+1F324 · Word: 1F324 Alt+X · 🌤 |
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| White Sun Behind Cloud | U+1F325 · Word: 1F325 Alt+X · 🌥 |
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| White Sun Behind Cloud With Rain | U+1F326 · Word: 1F326 Alt+X · 🌦 |
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| Cloud With Rain | U+1F327 · Word: 1F327 Alt+X · 🌧 |
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| Cloud With Snow | U+1F328 · Word: 1F328 Alt+X · 🌨 |
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| Cloud With Lightning | U+1F329 · Word: 1F329 Alt+X · 🌩 |
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| Fog | U+1F32B · Word: 1F32B Alt+X · 🌫 |
02 FAQ
How do I type a ☁ cloud symbol?
Copy it from the keys above, that is the reliable way, since ☁ pastes as the real Cloud character (U+2601). In Word you can type 2601 then press Alt+X. There is no plain Windows Alt+number code for it.
Why does ☁ sometimes show in colour?
☁ (U+2601) is a plain text symbol, but phones and some apps render it as a colour emoji, especially with the emoji variation selector. On desktops it usually appears in your text colour. Both are the same underlying character.
What is the difference between ⛅ and 🌥?
⛅ (U+26C5) is "sun behind cloud" with the sun peeking out; 🌥 (U+1F325) is "white sun behind cloud", cloudier with the sun mostly hidden. Use ⛅ for partly sunny and 🌥 for mostly cloudy.