Waxing Crescent Moon Symbol 🌒
🌒 (U+1F312) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Waxing Crescent Moon Symbol is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The WAXING CRESCENT MOON SYMBOL depicts ideas, emotions, or objects in messaging and interfaces; meaning depends on context. It can signify growth, cycles, or night themes in chats, apps, or dashboards. Use it to mark new tasks, upcoming events, or subtle mood shifts in UI labels and conversations. It also works in headings or status indicators to convey a calm, evening, or hopeful vibe. Be mindful of platform differences, as appearance varies across colors, styles, and details. In UI, pair it with clear text to reduce ambiguity and improve comprehension. If a platform lacks color emoji support, expect monochrome or text-style fallbacks. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text communicates the intended meaning so readers using assistive tech get the right sense of the symbol.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F312 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F312 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 8C 92 - UTF-16:
D83C DF12 - UTF-32:
0001F312 - HTML dec:
🌒 - HTML hex:
🌒 - JS escape:
\u{1F312} - Python \N{}:
\N{WAXING CRESCENT MOON SYMBOL} - Python \U:
\U0001F312 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%8C%92 - CSS escape:
\1F312
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F312 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🌒 (hex) or 🌒 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.