Copy the most used moon and night emojis in one click — 🌙 🌕 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔 🌛 🌜 🌝 🌚 ⭐ 🌟 💫 🌠 — with their meaning, Unicode and HTML codes, and keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.
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Moon emojis cover all lunar phases, from new moon to full moon, as well as expressive faced moons and night sky stars. Click any emoji to copy it instantly.
Each moon emoji has a precise meaning — astronomical phase, night atmosphere, mystery or emotion carried by an expressive moon face. The definitions reflect common usage in good night messages and esoteric content.
Moon emoji sequences ready to copy and paste for your good night messages, mysterious content or night-time posts.
Technical codes for each moon emoji: Unicode code point and HTML entity for use in web development.
| Emoji | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent moon |
U+1F319
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🌙
|
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| Full moon |
U+1F315
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🌕
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| New moon |
U+1F311
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🌑
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| Waxing crescent |
U+1F312
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🌒
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| First quarter |
U+1F313
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🌓
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| Waxing gibbous |
U+1F314
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🌔
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| Waning gibbous |
U+1F316
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🌖
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| Last quarter |
U+1F317
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🌗
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| Waning crescent |
U+1F318
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🌘
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| First quarter face |
U+1F31B
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🌛
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| Last quarter face |
U+1F31C
|
🌜
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| Full moon face |
U+1F31D
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🌝
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| New moon face |
U+1F31A
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🌚
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| Star |
U+2B50
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⭐
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| Glowing star |
U+1F31F
|
🌟
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Press Cmd + Ctrl + Space to open the macOS emoji picker. Search for the emoji you want and double-click to insert it.
Open the emoji keyboard (smiley or globe icon on iPhone, emoji icon on Android). Browse the Symbols section or use the search bar.
Press Win + . (Windows key + full stop) to open the built-in emoji panel. Search for any emoji directly from any application.
The 🌙 emoji (U+1F319, "Crescent Moon") represents the crescent moon — the most visually recognisable lunar phase and universal symbol of night. It is the most used moon emoji in daily communication, far ahead of the other phases. It accompanies good night messages, nocturnal content, mysterious atmospheres and late-night posts. It is also the symbol of Islam present on many national flags such as Turkey, Algeria and Pakistan.
The difference between 🌙 (crescent, night in general), 🌕 (full moon, intensity and completeness), 🌑 (new moon, renewal and esotericism) and 🌚 (new moon with face, dark humour and the dark side) matters depending on context and message intent. The faced moons (🌛 🌜 🌝 🌚) are more used in a humorous or aesthetic register.
The complete suite of lunar phase emojis follows the moon cycle: 🌑 (new moon) → 🌒 (waxing crescent) → 🌓 (first quarter) → 🌔 (waxing gibbous) → 🌕 (full moon) → 🌖 (waning gibbous) → 🌗 (last quarter) → 🌘 (waning crescent) → back to 🌑. This 29.5-day cycle is fully represented by Unicode emojis.
In practice in messages, only 🌙 (good night, night in general), 🌕 (full moon, maximum power) and 🌚 (humour, dark side) are used frequently. The other phases serve mainly in astronomy, astrology and esoteric content.
Yes. 🌙, 🌕, 🌑, 🌚, 🌝, 🌛, 🌠 and all moon emojis on this page are standard Unicode characters that work on WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Discord, Telegram, Facebook, Gmail and Outlook.
Appearance may vary slightly by platform but the copied character is identical everywhere. Click any emoji to copy it and paste it directly into your message.