# 🌈 Rainbow emoji

🌈 Rainbow is an emoji in the sky and weather set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: gay, genderqueer, glbt, glbtq, lesbian and lgbt.

- Emoji: 🌈
- Unicode name: rainbow
- Code points: U+1F308
- Category: Travel & places, Sky and weather
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :rainbow:
- Keywords: gay, genderqueer, glbt, glbtq, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtqia, nature, pride, queer, rain, rainbow, trans, transgender, weather
- Page: https://emojichart.com/rainbow-emoji

## What it means

An arch of colored bands spreads across the sky when sunlight shines through rain. It's used for rainbows and good weather after rain, joy and hope, and as a widely recognized symbol of LGBTQ+ pride.

## Emoji that include 🌈

- 🏳️‍🌈 [Rainbow flag](https://emojichart.com/rainbow-flag-emoji.md)

## How to type 🌈

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “rainbow”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “rainbow”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “rainbow”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “rainbow”.
- GitHub: Type :rainbow: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | arcoíris | arcoíris, colores, lluvia |
| Français (fr) | arc-en-ciel | arc-en-ciel, bisexuelle, Gay Pride, homosexuelle, lesbienne, LGBTQIA, météo, nature, pluie, transgenre |
| Deutsch (de) | Regenbogen | Regenbogen, Wetter |
| Italiano (it) | arcobaleno | arcobaleno, bisessuale, colori, gay, lesbica, lgbt, meteo, natura, omosessuale, pace, pioggia, transgender |
| Português (pt) | arco-íris | arco-íris, chuva, clima, gay, lésbica, lgbt, lgbtqia+, natureza, orgulho, queer, transgênero |
| Nederlands (nl) | regenboog | genderqueer, glbt, homoseksueel, lesbisch, lgbt, lgbtq, lgtbqia, lhbt, natuur, pride, queer, regen, regenboog, transgender, weer |
| Svenska (sv) | regnbåge | regn, regnbåge, väder |
| Polski (pl) | tęcza | deszcz, gej, geje, kolory, les, lesbijki, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtqia, nadzieja, pogoda, pride, słońce, tęcza, transpłciowość |
| Türkçe (tr) | gökkuşağı | biseksüel, gay, gökkuşağı, hava durumu, lezbiyen, yağmur |
| Русский (ru) | радуга | дождь, осадки, погода, природа, радуга, цвета |
| Українська (uk) | веселка | бісексуал, гей, гендер, глбт, дощ, квір, лгбт, лесбіянка, погода, природа, транс |
| Ελληνικά (el) | ουράνιο τόξο | αμφιφυλόφιλος, βροχή, διεμφυλικός, καιρός, κοινότητα ομοφυλόφιλων, λεσβία, ΛΟΑΤΚΙ, ομοφυλόφιλος, ουράνιο τόξο, περηφάνια, τρανσέξουαλ, υπερηφάνεια, φύση |
| العربية (ar) | ألوان الطيف | ألوان الطيف, الوان الطيف, انعكاس الضوء, انكسار الضوء, تدبّر, تفكّر, طبيعة, طقس, قوس الله, قوس قزح, مطر |
| עברית (he) | קשת בענן | בי, גאווה, גיי, גשם, טרנס, להט״ב, לסבית, קשת, קשת בענן |
| فارسی (fa) | رنگین کمان | آب‌وهوا, باران, جشن غرور, رنگین کمان, علامت همجنسگرایان |
| हिन्दी (hi) | इंद्रधनुष | इंद्रधनुष, इंद्रधनुष बारिश, मौसम, रेनबो |
| বাংলা (bn) | রামধনু | আবহাওয়া, বৃষ্টি, রংধনু, রামধনু |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pelangi | cuaca, hujan, pelangi |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | cầu vồng | cầu vồng, chuyển giới, đồng tính, lưỡng tính, mưa, thời tiết, tự nhiên |
| ไทย (th) | รุ้ง | เกย์ไพรด์, คนข้ามเพศ, ธรรมชาติ, ฝน, สภาพอากาศ, สายรุ้ง, สีสัน, แอลจีบีที |
| 日本語 (ja) | 虹 | GLBT, GLBTQ, LGBT, LGBTQ, ゲイ, トランスジェンダー, バイセクシュアル, レインボー, レズビアン, 天気 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 무지개 | 게이, 날씨, 레인보우, 레즈비언, 무지개, 양성애자, 자연, 젠더퀴어, 트랜스, 트랜스젠더, 프라이드 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 彩虹 | LGBT, 双性恋, 同志, 彩虹, 跨性别 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 彩虹 | 同性, 彩虹, 跨性別, 雙性 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): reënboog
- Akan (ak): nyankontɔn
- Albanian (sq): ylber
- Amharic (am): ቀስተ ደመና
- Anii (blo): gʊmɛnɛ
- Armenian (hy): ծիածան
- Assamese (as): ৰামধেনু
- Azerbaijani (az): göyqurşağı
- Bashkir (ba): йәйғор
- Basque (eu): ortzadarra
- Belarusian (be): вясёлка
- Bosnian (bs): duga
- Breton (br): kanevedenn
- Bulgarian (bg): дъга
- Burmese (my): သက်တံ
- Cantonese (yue): 彩虹
- Catalan (ca): arc de Sant Martí
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏃᏉᎳᏛ
- Chuvash (cv): асамат кӗперӗ
- Croatian (hr): duga
- Czech (cs): duha
- Danish (da): regnbue
- Estonian (et): vikerkaar
- Faroese (fo): ælabogi
- Filipino (fil): bahaghari
- Finnish (fi): sateenkaari
- Galician (gl): arco da vella
- Georgian (ka): ცისარტყელა
- Gujarati (gu): સપ્તરંગી
- Hausa (ha): baƙangizo
- Hungarian (hu): szivárvány
- Icelandic (is): regnbogi
- Igbo (ig): egwurugwu
- Irish (ga): bogha báistí
- Javanese (jv): kluwung
- Kalaallisut (kl): regnbue
- Kannada (kn): ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು
- Kazakh (kk): кемпірқосақ
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): كەمپىرقوساق
- Khmer (km): ឥន្ទធនូ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umukororombya
- Konkani (kok): इंद्रधोणू
- Kyrgyz (ky): күн желеси
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Xk’uq’ab’
- Lao (lo): ຮຸ້ງກິນນໍ້າ
- Latvian (lv): varavīksne
- Lithuanian (lt): vaivorykštė
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tyca
- Luxembourgish (lb): Reebou
- Macedonian (mk): виножито
- Malay (ms): pelangi
- Malayalam (ml): മഴവില്ല്
- Maltese (mt): qawsalla
- Marathi (mr): इंद्रधनुष्य
- Mongolian (mn): солонго
- Māori (mi): kahukura
- Nepali (ne): इन्द्रेणी
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Rénbo
- Northern Sotho (nso): molalatladi
- Norwegian (no): regnbue
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): regnboge
- Odia (or): ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁ
- Oromo (om): sabbata waaqaa
- Pashto (ps): شنه زرغونه
- Punjabi (pa): ਸਤਰੰਗੀ ਪੀਂਘ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): قوس قزح
- Quechua (qu): kʼuychi
- Romanian (ro): curcubeu
- Romansh (rm): artg s. Martin
- Sardinian (sc): arcu de chelu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bogha-froise
- Serbian (sr): дуга
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): duga
- Shan (shn): ႁုင်းႁႆး
- Sindhi (sd): انڊلٺ
- Sinhala (si): දේදුන්න
- Slovak (sk): dúha
- Slovenian (sl): mavrica
- Somali (so): qaanso-roobaad
- Swahili (sw): upinde wa mvua
- Tajik (tg): тирукамон
- Tamil (ta): வானவில்
- Telugu (te): ఇంద్రధనుస్సు
- Tigrinya (ti): ቀስተ ደበና
- Tongan (to): ʻūmata
- Tswana (tn): motshewagodimo
- Turkmen (tk): älemgoşar
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): tučel
- Urdu (ur): قوس قزاح
- Uyghur (ug): ھەسەن-ھۈسەن
- Uzbek (uz): kamalak
- Welsh (cy): enfys
- Wolof (wo): xon
- Xhosa (xh): umnyama
- Yoruba (yo): òṣùmarè
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): òshùmarè
- Zulu (zu): uthingo

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F308` |
| HTML | `🌈` |
| CSS | `\1F308` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F308}` |
| Python | `\U0001F308` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8C 88` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF08` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8C%88` |

## Questions

### What does the 🌈 rainbow emoji mean?

An arch of colored bands spreads across the sky when sunlight shines through rain. It's used for rainbows and good weather after rain, joy and hope, and as a widely recognized symbol of LGBTQ+ pride.

### How do I type the 🌈 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “rainbow”. 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. On GitHub, type :rainbow:.

### When was the 🌈 emoji added?

🌈 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🌈?

U+1F308. In HTML you can write 🌈, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F308}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/rainbow-emoji