๐ŸŒ’ Waxing Crescent Moon

Emoji Meaning

A waxing crescent moon (appearing to become larger), the second of the eight phases of the moon. Depicts the moon as a cratered disc, its right side illuminated in a thin, golden or silver crescent, its remainder dark.

May be used to represent the moon more generally, nighttime, outer space, and astronomy. May also be used to convey enchanting or eerie feelings.

See also ๐ŸŒ™ Crescent Moon. Not to be confused with ๐ŸŒ˜ Waning Crescent Moon, though their applications may overlap. Used as part of the Moon Emoji Creep meme.

Samsung’s design once resembled a full moon with stars and previously displayed as a crescent moon in a night sky with stars.

Waxing Crescent Moon was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name โ€œWaxing Crescent Moon Symbolโ€ and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

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๐ŸŒ’ Waxing Crescent Moon

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๐ŸŒ’ Waxing Crescent Moon Symbol

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  • Waxing Crescent Moon Symbol Emoji Proposal: L2/09-114

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