Black sun with rays
Also called BLACK SUN WITH RAYS, U+2600, weather emoji
Unicode character. A code point, not a station model or a forecast icon.
Weather charactersBlack sun with rays meaning
U+2600 BLACK SUN WITH RAYS is a Unicode character, often drawn as a sun emoji. It is not the WWIS clear-sky icon and not the alchemical sun.
At a glance
- System
- Unicode character
- Code point
- U+2600
- Official name
- BLACK SUN WITH RAYS
- Not the same as
- A forecast icon or a station-model sign
The sun character U+2600. Not a clear-sky forecast, and not the alchemical sun.
The name. Unicode name BLACK SUN WITH RAYS, U+2600. The picture on a phone is the vendor’s. The character is the code point.
Where it comes from
The character lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols chart under the name BLACK SUN WITH RAYS. Keyboards file it with weather. The World Weather Information Service does not. A clear-sky forecast is a service’s summary for a period, and it may use a night picture after dark. This character does not know the local time.
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
It is a sun you can type. Use it when you need the character. Use the clear-sky page when you need the forecast. The astronomical sun in this cabinet is a disk and a point, U+2609 in other notes, and it is a third mark.
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+2600 is the Unicode name BLACK SUN WITH RAYS. Vendors may draw it as a color emoji. The character is still the code point. Source
Questions
Is ☀ the official clear-sky symbol?
No. It is Unicode’s BLACK SUN WITH RAYS. Forecast services publish their own icons, including night versions. The character is what you copy.
How do I copy the sun character?
Use Copy character on this page. The line drawing beside it is not the character. The character is ☀, U+2600.
Near this
- Clear skyA forecast icon for an expected open sky. Not the alchemical sun, and not a clear night.
- SunriseA weather-app mark for the time the sun is expected to rise. Not a clear-sky forecast.
- SunThe center, and the metal that does not tarnish.
- Sun behind cloudU+26C5 sun behind a cloud. Not the partly cloudy forecast, though it resembles one.
Sources
Named when the entry depends on a text, a date, or a standard. Catalog numbers are not invented.
Your margin
Private. It stays in this browser and never joins the canon.
symbol.wiki, edited as Sigilla. Last reviewed 18 October 2026. A reading of public tradition, not a ruling.