# 🌘 Waning crescent moon emoji

🌘 Waning crescent moon is an emoji in the sky and weather set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Related words: space.

- Emoji: 🌘
- Unicode name: waning crescent moon
- Code points: U+1F318
- Category: Travel & places, Sky and weather
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- GitHub shortcode: :waning_crescent_moon:
- Keywords: crescent, moon, space, waning
- Page: https://emojichart.com/waning-crescent-moon-emoji

## What it means

Shrinking toward the new moon, this thin crescent is the last sliver of light in the lunar cycle. Expect it in moon phase sequences, night-sky posts, and calm, quiet or mystical night scenes.

## How to type 🌘

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | luna menguante | luna, menguante |
| Français (fr) | lune décroissante | croissant, croissant de lune, espace, lune, lune décroissante, lune descendante, nuit |
| Deutsch (de) | letztes Mondviertel | abnehmend, letztes Mondviertel, Letztes Mondviertel, Mond, Nacht |
| Italiano (it) | luna calante | calante, luna, natura, notte |
| Português (pt) | lua minguante côncava | côncava, lua, minguante |
| Nederlands (nl) | asgrauwe maan | afnemend, afnemende halvemaan, asgrauwe maan, avond, maan, maansikkel, nacht, ruimte, sikkel |
| Svenska (sv) | måne i fjärde kvarteret | avtagande måne, kvartsmåne, måne, måne i fjärde kvarteret, månskära |
| Polski (pl) | zanikający półksiężyc | cieniutki księżyc, księżyc, noc, sierp, zanikający półksiężyc |
| Türkçe (tr) | ince ay | ay, ay kararması, ay tutulması, gece, gökyüzü, hilal, ince ay, solgun, uzay |
| Русский (ru) | старая луна | затмение, луна, месяц, небо, старая, убывающая |
| Українська (uk) | місяць у четвертій чверті | космос, місяць, місяць у четвертій чверті, півмісяць, погода, спадаючий, старий місяць |
| Ελληνικά (el) | φθίνων μηνίσκος | διάστημα, καιρός, μηνίσκος, φεγγάρι, φθίνων |
| العربية (ar) | هلال آخر الشهر | طقس, فضاء, قمر, متناقص, هلال, هلال آخر الشهر |
| עברית (he) | סהר ירח מתרוקן | חלל, ירח, סהר, סהר ירח מתרוקן |
| فارسی (fa) | هلال کاهنده ماه | آب‌وهوا, داس ماه, سوی کمرنگی, فضا, ماه, مه‌داس, هلال, هلال کاهنده ماه |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दूज का अस्तमान चाँद | घटता, घटता हुआ, चाँद, चांद, चापाकार घटता चाँद, चापाकार चंद्र, दूज का अस्तमान चाँद, बालचंद्र, वर्धमान |
| বাংলা (bn) | ক্ষীয়মাণ অর্ধচন্দ্র | অর্ধচন্দ্র, আবহাওয়া, ক্ষীয়মাণ, চাঁদ, মহাকাশ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | bulan sabit akhir | angkasa, bulan, bulan sabit akhir, cuaca, mengecil, sabit |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | trăng lưỡi liềm cuối tháng | cuối tháng, không gian, lưỡi liềm, mặt trăng, trăng lưỡi liềm cuối tháng |
| ไทย (th) | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวข้างแรม | ข้างแรม, พระจันทร์, พระจันทร์เสี้ยวข้างแรม, เสี้ยว |
| 日本語 (ja) | 有明月 | 三日月, 宇宙, 月, 有明月 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 그믐달 하현 | 그믐달, 그믐달 하현, 달, 우주, 점점 작아지는, 초승달 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 残月 | 亏眉月, 弯月, 月亮, 残月 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 眉形殘月 | 殘月, 眉形殘月 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): afnemende sekelmaan
- Akan (ak): waanin krɛsɛnte ɔsram
- Albanian (sq): hënë e ngrënë më pak se gjysma
- Amharic (am): በግራ በኩል ትንሽ የበራች ግማሽ ጨረቃ
- Anii (blo): aŋɔrɔ a kʊn ʊshilè
- Armenian (hy): նվազող մահիկ
- Assamese (as): ক্ষীয়মান অৰ্ধচন্দ্ৰ
- Azerbaijani (az): sönən aypara
- Bashkir (ba): кәмеүсе ярым ай
- Basque (eu): ilbehera-bukaera
- Belarusian (be): змяншэнне сярпа
- Bosnian (bs): do mladog mjeseca
- Breton (br): loar vihan an digresk
- Bulgarian (bg): намаляващ полумесец на Луната
- Burmese (my): လကွယ်မတိုင်မီ အပတ်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): dernier croissant de lune
- Cantonese (yue): 殘月
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 残月
- Catalan (ca): lluna minvant
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂᏗᏜ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 殘月
- Chuvash (cv): ватӑ уйӑх
- Croatian (hr): polumjesec posljednje četvrti
- Czech (cs): ubývající měsíc před novoluním
- Danish (da): aftagende måne
- Estonian (et): kahanev kuusirp
- Faroese (fo): lítil minkandi hálvmáni
- Filipino (fil): waning crescent moon
- Finnish (fi): vähenevä kuunsirppi
- Galician (gl): lúa minguante
- Georgian (ka): მცხრალი ნამგალა მთვარე
- Gujarati (gu): ઘટતો અર્ધચંદ્રાકાર ચંદ્ર
- Hausa (ha): hilalin wata mai ragewa
- Hungarian (hu): fogyó, sarló alakú hold
- Icelandic (is): minnkandi tungl (minna en hálft)
- Igbo (ig): imelata ọnwa gburu uhie
- Irish (ga): corrán gealaí atá ag caitheamh
- Javanese (jv): bulan gari seprapat
- Kalaallisut (kl): aftagende måne
- Kannada (kn): ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅರ್ಧ ಚಂದ್ರ
- Kazakh (kk): кішірейіп жатқан жарты ай
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): كىشىرەيىپ جاتقان جارتى اي
- Khmer (km): ព្រះចន្ទសល់តែមួយចំនិត
- Kinyarwanda (rw): kimwe cya kane cy’ukwezi
- Konkani (kok): उणावपी चंद्रकळेची चंद्रकोर
- Kyrgyz (ky): бөксөрүп бүткөнү калган ай
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Q’ilb’al rech uk’iyem ik’
- Lao (lo): ເດືອນດັບຂ້ອນດວງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): luna creciente menguante
- Latvian (lv): dilstoša mēness sirpis
- Lithuanian (lt): delčia (pabaiga)
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): wóteběrajucy mjaseck
- Luxembourgish (lb): Séchelmound am leschte Véierel
- Macedonian (mk): последна фаза на затемнување
- Malay (ms): bulan sabit memalap
- Malayalam (ml): വിളറിയ ചന്ദ്രൻ
- Maltese (mt): felli qamar li qed jonqos
- Marathi (mr): कमी प्रकाशित होणारी चंद्रकोर
- Mongolian (mn): хавирган сар (зүүн)
- Māori (mi): marama tohi
- Nepali (ne): घट्दो क्रेसेन्ट चन्द्रमा
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mun Dọ́n De Niálí Gó Fínish
- Northern Sotho (nso): ngwedi o hwelelago wa go kgopama
- Norwegian (no): avtakende nemåne
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): avtakande nemåne
- Odia (or): ୱେନିଂରେ ଥିବା କ୍ରିସେଣ୍ଟ୍ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର
- Oromo (om): addeessa baduu ga’e
- Pashto (ps): کمېدونکې هلال سپوږمۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਘਟਦਾ ਚੰਨ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): گھٹدا ہوئیا مُحدِب چن
- Quechua (qu): wañu killa
- Romanian (ro): lună concavă în descreștere
- Romansh (rm): farcla glina digren
- Sardinian (sc): luna calante
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): gealach chorranach a’ traoghadh
- Serbian (sr): месечев срп у опадању
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): мјесечев срп у опадању
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): mesečev srp u opadanju
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): mjesečev srp u opadanju
- Shan (shn): ဝူင်ႈၼႃႈလိူၼ်လပ်း
- Sindhi (sd): ويننگ ڪريسينٽ چنڊ
- Sinhala (si): අවපක්ෂයේ අඩසඳ
- Slovak (sk): ubúdajúci polmesiac
- Slovenian (sl): zadnji krajec
- Somali (so): gaabinta dayaxa qoolaaban
- Swahili (sw): mwezi kongo
- Tajik (tg): марҳилаи хурд шудани ҳилол
- Tamil (ta): முக்கால்பகுதி தேய்பிறை
- Telugu (te): తగ్గుతున్న చంద్రుడు
- Tigrinya (ti): እናነከየት ትኸይድ ዘላ ወርሒ ወርሒ
- Tongan (to): māhina silipō
- Tswana (tn): sephatlo sa ngwedi o o fifalang
- Turkmen (tk): köne aý
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): woteběracy měsačk
- Urdu (ur): گھٹتا ہوا ہلال چاند
- Uyghur (ug): يۈتەر ئورغاق ئاي
- Uzbek (uz): kichiklashib borayotgan yarim oy
- Welsh (cy): lleuad cilgant ar ei chil
- Wolof (wo): xaaju weer buy yokk
- Xhosa (xh): inyanga elicala ethwasayo
- Yoruba (yo): Títàn Ààbọ̀ Oṣùpá
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Títàn Ààbɔ̀ Oshùpá
- Zulu (zu): inyanga ebheke phambili enkulu

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F318` |
| HTML | `🌘` |
| CSS | `\1F318` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F318}` |
| Python | `\U0001F318` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8C 98` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF18` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8C%98` |

## Questions

### What does the 🌘 waning crescent moon emoji mean?

Shrinking toward the new moon, this thin crescent is the last sliver of light in the lunar cycle. Expect it in moon phase sequences, night-sky posts, and calm, quiet or mystical night scenes.

### How do I type the 🌘 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “waning crescent moon”. 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 :waning_crescent_moon:.

### When was the 🌘 emoji added?

🌘 was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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

U+1F318. In HTML you can write 🌘, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F318}.

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