U+1F318 · emoji since 2015
The waning crescent moon is a thin sliver fading toward the new moon. It means letting go, rest, and the quiet end of a cycle.
It marks reflection and release, the last gentle light before the sky goes dark and begins again.
In texting, 🌘 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🌘 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Waning Crescent Moon emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the waning crescent moon emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🌘 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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