Cloud with Lightning 🌩
🌩 (U+1F329) 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: Cloud with Lightning 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: CLOUD WITH LIGHTNING depicts a storm icon used to represent dramatic events, power, or sudden changes. In messaging, use it to signal a tense moment, a warning, or a rapid idea shift. In UI design, place it to mark alerts, high‑impact actions, or weather features that involve storms. In documentation or notes, use it to illustrate urgency or a notable disruption. Be mindful that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, shape, and detail can differ. If a platform lacks color emoji, a simple monochrome fallback may appear. For accessibility, provide surrounding text that clearly conveys the intended meaning and use alt text or captions where possible. Cross‑platform rendering may differ, and ensure the meaning remains clear regardless of the device.”}
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F329 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.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F329 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 8C A9 - UTF-16:
D83C DF29 - UTF-32:
0001F329 - HTML dec:
🌩 - HTML hex:
🌩 - JS escape:
\u{1F329} - Python \N{}:
\N{CLOUD WITH LIGHTNING} - Python \U:
\U0001F329 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%8C%A9 - CSS escape:
\1F329
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+1F329 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.