Rainbow
Also called RAINBOW, U+1F308, weather emoji
Unicode character. A code point, not a station model or a forecast icon.
Weather charactersRainbow meaning
U+1F308 RAINBOW is a Unicode character. It is not a rain forecast, not a shower icon, and not a map of precipitation.
At a glance
- System
- Unicode character
- Code point
- U+1F308
- Official name
- RAINBOW
- Not the same as
- A forecast icon or a station-model sign
U+1F308 RAINBOW. A character for a bow, not a forecast icon and not a rain report.
The name. Unicode name RAINBOW, U+1F308. The picture on a phone is the vendor’s. The character is the code point.
Where it comes from
The pictograph chart names it RAINBOW. Forecast tables used here do not list a rainbow beside rain, showers, and drizzle. A rainbow needs rain and sun in the sky, which is a physical remark, not a symbol those tables encoded. People send the character for weather, for pride flags, and for decoration. Those uses share a code point and not a definition.
The line drawing is original to this cabinet. It is not an agency logo, a vendor icon, or the emoji for the same idea.
Weather
What it means
The character depicts a bow. It does not say rain is expected, and it does not say rain has stopped. The rain and rain-shower pages are the forecasts. This page is the letter in the font.
Variants
Vendor art
Apple, Google, and other vendors draw one code point in different colors and shapes. None of those drawings is a WMO icon, and none of them is the line art on this page.
Worth knowing
- U+1F308 is the Unicode name RAINBOW. Vendors may draw it as a color emoji. The character is still the code point. Source
Questions
Is a rainbow a weather symbol?
U+1F308 is a Unicode character named RAINBOW. It is not a WWIS forecast icon and not a station-model sign.
Does the rainbow emoji mean the rain stopped?
No. It means the character. A forecast of rain or showers is a different page.
Near this
- RainA forecast icon for rain expected in a period. Not a shower, not drizzle, and not the station-model sign.
- Rain showerA forecast icon for rain that starts and ends. Not steady rain, and not a thunderstorm.
- Partly cloudyA forecast icon for sun and cloud together. Not overcast, and not a station-model sky circle.
- Cloud with rainU+1F327 CLOUD WITH RAIN. The character people paste instead of a forecast. It is still a character.
Sources
Named when the entry depends on a text, a date, or a standard. Catalog numbers are not invented.
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symbol.wiki, edited as Sigilla. Last reviewed 18 October 2026. A reading of public tradition, not a ruling.