Meteor emoji
A space rock blazing across the sky as it falls toward Earth, trailing fire. It's used for space and astronomy, dramatic impacts, doom-and-apocalypse jokes, and for something arriving suddenly and with force.
- Unicode name
- meteor
- Category
- Travel & places, Sky and weather
- Added
- Emoji 18.0 in 2026
- Code points
- U+1FA8B
- Keywords
- apocalypse, falling, fireball, gravity, rock, space, star
How it looks
How to type
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “meteor”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “meteor”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “meteor”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “meteor”.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | meteorito | apocalipsis, bola de fuego, caída, espacio, estrella, gravedad, roca |
| Français | météorite | apocalypse, boule de feu, chute, espace, étoile, gravité, roche |
| Deutsch | Meteor | Atmosphäre, Feuerkugel, Gestein, Meteor, Sternschnuppe, verglühen |
| Italiano | meteora | apocalisse, caduta, gravità, palla di fuoco, roccia, spazio, stella |
| Português | meteoro | apocalipse, bola de fogo, espaço, estrela, gravidade, queda, rocha |
| Nederlands | meteoor | apocalyps, ruimte, steen, vallende ster, vuurbal, zwaartekracht |
| Svenska | meteor | apokalyps, eldkula, faller, gravitation, rymden |
| Polski | meteor | apokalipsa, grawitacja, gwiazda, kula ognia, przestrzeń, skała, spadać |
| Türkçe | gök taşı | ateş topu, düşüş, kaya, kıyamet, uzay, yerçekimi, yıldız |
| Русский | метеорит | апокалипсис, гравитация, звезда, камень, космос, огненный, падающая, падение, шар |
| Українська | метеорит | апокаліпсис, вогняна куля, гравітація, зірка, камінь, космос, падіння |
| Ελληνικά | μετεωρίτης | αποκάλυψη, αστέρας, βαρύτητα, διάστημα, πέτρα, πτώση, πυρόσφαιρα |
| العربية | نيزك | جاذبية, سقوط, شهاب, صخرة, فضاء, كرة نار, نجمة, نهاية العالم |
| עברית | מטאור | אפוקליפסה, חלל, כדור אש, כוח כבידה, כוכב, סלע |
| فارسی | شهابسنگ | آخرالزمان, ستاره, سقوط, سنگ, فضا, گرانش, گوی آتشین |
| हिन्दी | उल्का पिंड | अंतरिक्ष, आग का गोला, गिरना, गुरुत्वाकर्षण, चट्टान, तारा, महाविनाश |
| বাংলা | উল্কা | অগ্নিগোলক, তারা, পতন, পাথর, মহাকাশ, মাধ্যাকর্ষণ, সর্বনাশ |
| Bahasa Indonesia | meteor | batu, bintang, bola api, gravitasi, jatuh, kiamat, luar angkasa |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên thạch | đá, không gian, ngôi sao, rơi, sao băng, tận thế, trọng lực |
| ไทย | อุกกาบาต | ดาว, วันสิ้นโลก, สะเก็ดดาว, อวกาศ, อุกกาบาต |
| 日本語 | 隕石 | 大惨事, 宇宙, 岩, 引力, 星, 火の玉, 落ちる |
| 한국어 | 유성 | 바위, 별, 별똥별, 불덩이, 우주, 종말, 중력, 추락 |
| 中文(简体) | 陨石 | 地心引力, 坠落, 天启, 太空, 星星, 火球, 石头, 重力 |
| 中文(繁體) | 隕星 | 墜落, 太空, 岩石, 星星, 末日, 火球, 重力 |
Names in 78 more languages
| Afrikaans | meteoor |
|---|---|
| Akan | mεtiᴐ |
| Albanian | meteor |
| Amharic | ተወርዋሪ |
| Anii | ntallaŋaja |
| Armenian | ասուպ |
| Assamese | উল্কা |
| Azerbaijani | meteor |
| Basque | meteoroa |
| Belarusian | метэор |
| Bosnian | meteor |
| Bulgarian | метеор |
| Burmese | ဥက္ကာပျံ |
| Canadian French | météore |
| Cantonese | 隕石 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 陨石 |
| Catalan | meteorit |
| Cherokee | ᏃᏈᏏ ᎤᏬᎰᏒ |
| Chuvash | метеор |
| Croatian | meteor |
| Czech | meteorit |
| Danish | meteor |
| Estonian | meteoor |
| Filipino | meteor |
| Finnish | meteori |
| Galician | meteoro |
| Georgian | მეტეორი |
| Gujarati | ઉલ્કા |
| Hausa | yanayi |
| Hungarian | meteor |
| Icelandic | vígahnöttur |
| Igbo | ọkụ igwe dị okirikiri |
| Irish | dreige |
| Javanese | meteor |
| Kannada | ಉಲ್ಕೆ |
| Kazakh | метеорит |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | مەتەور |
| Khmer | អាចម៌ផ្កាយ |
| Konkani | उल्का हें झाड |
| Kyrgyz | метеор |
| Lao | ອຸກະບາດ |
| Latvian | meteors |
| Lithuanian | meteoras |
| Lower Sorbian | meteor |
| Macedonian | метеор |
| Malay | meteor |
| Malayalam | ഉൽക്ക |
| Marathi | उल्का |
| Mongolian | солир |
| Nepali | उल्कापिण्ड |
| Nigerian Pidgin | métiyo |
| Norwegian | meteor |
| Odia | ଉଲ୍କା |
| Pashto | اسماني تیږي |
| Punjabi | ਉਲਕਾ ਪਿੰਡ |
| Quechua | meteoro nisqa |
| Romanian | meteor |
| Romansh | meteor |
| Scottish Gaelic | meataor |
| Serbian | метеор |
| Serbian (Latin) | meteor |
| Sindhi | ڪرندڙ تارو |
| Sinhala | උල්කාපාතය |
| Slovak | meteor |
| Slovenian | meteor |
| Somali | Xiddig dhacaya |
| Swahili | kimondo |
| Swiss High German | Meteorit |
| Tamil | விண்கல் |
| Telugu | ఉల్క |
| Turkmen | meteorit |
| Upper Sorbian | meteor |
| Urdu | شہابِ ثاقب |
| Uzbek | meteorit |
| Welsh | meteor |
| Yoruba | ìràwọ̀ tó ń jábọ́ |
| Yoruba (Benin) | ìràwɔ̀ tó ń jábɔ́ |
| Zulu | umkhathi |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FA8B- HTML
🪋- CSS
\1FA8B- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FA8B}- Python
\U0001FA8B- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AA 8B- UTF-16
D83E DE8B- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AA%8B
Questions
What does the meteor emoji mean?
A space rock blazing across the sky as it falls toward Earth, trailing fire. It's used for space and astronomy, dramatic impacts, doom-and-apocalypse jokes, and for something arriving suddenly and with force.
How do I type the emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “meteor”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page.
When was the emoji added?
was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026.
What is the Unicode code point for ?
U+1FA8B. In HTML you can write 🪋, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FA8B}.
Why can't I see the emoji?
is new in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Phones and computers get new emoji through system updates, so until yours updates it may show a box. The pictures on this page show how it's meant to look.
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