Cloud with Tornado 🌪

🌪 (U+1F32A) 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 Tornado 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 character depicts the CLOUD WITH TORNADO. It can show severe weather in messages or alerts, helping users indicate hazardous conditions at a glance. It supports planning by signaling urgent weather events in travel or outdoor activity contexts, prompting people to check updates or seek shelter. It may appear in dashboards, reports, or chat where weather disruptions impact schedules or safety planning. Use it to emphasize dramatic weather shifts in newsletters or apps, or to accompany instruction on safety steps during storms. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning. Appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so colors and details may differ. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text‑style fallback may be shown. Cross‑platform use should keep the context clear and respectful of all users.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F32A 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.

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