Weather characters are the all-in-one set for the forecast, ☀ sun, ☁ cloud, ☂ umbrella, ☃ snowman, ⚡ lightning, ❄ snowflake and scenes like 🌈 rainbow and 🌪 tornado. Use them in forecasts, captions and status lines. Copy any below; with no Windows Alt code, in Word type the code shown and press Alt + X.
01 Symbols at a glance
| Symbol | How to type | |
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| Black Sun With Rays | U+2600 · Word: 2600 Alt+X · ☀ |
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| Cloud | U+2601 · Word: 2601 Alt+X · ☁ |
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| Umbrella | U+2602 · Word: 2602 Alt+X · ☂ |
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| Snowman | U+2603 · Word: 2603 Alt+X · ☃ |
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| High Voltage Sign | U+26A1 · Word: 26A1 Alt+X · ⚡ |
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| Snowflake | U+2744 · Word: 2744 Alt+X · ❄ |
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| Rainbow | U+1F308 · Word: 1F308 Alt+X · 🌈 |
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| Cloud With Rain | U+1F327 · Word: 1F327 Alt+X · 🌧 |
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| Sun Behind Cloud | U+26C5 · Word: 26C5 Alt+X · ⛅ |
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| Tornado | U+1F32A · Word: 1F32A Alt+X · 🌪 |
02 FAQ
How do I type weather symbols like ☀ ☁ ☂?
Copy them from the keys above, or in Word type the code then Alt+X, 2600 for ☀, 2601 for ☁, 2602 for ☂, 2744 for ❄. These are single characters, so they survive copy-paste into plain text.
Why do some weather symbols show in colour?
Simple line symbols such as ☀ ☁ ☂ ❄ are text characters that usually match your text colour, but phones and some apps upgrade them to colour emoji. Scene glyphs like 🌈 and 🌪 are emoji and are always coloured.
Which weather symbols work best in plain text?
The Miscellaneous Symbols set, ☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ☔ ⚡ ❄, renders reliably in documents and code as plain characters. The newer scene emoji (🌈 🌧 ⛅ 🌪) look richer but depend on emoji support.