Umbrella
Also called UMBRELLA, U+2602, weather emoji
Unicode character. A code point, not a station model or a forecast icon.
Weather charactersUmbrella meaning
U+2602 UMBRELLA is a Unicode character for an umbrella. It is not a rain icon and not the umbrella-with-rain character.
At a glance
- System
- Unicode character
- Code point
- U+2602
- Official name
- UMBRELLA
- Not the same as
- A forecast icon or a station-model sign
The umbrella character U+2602. A thing you carry, not a rain forecast.
The name. Unicode name UMBRELLA, U+2602. The picture on a phone is the vendor’s. The character is the code point.
Where it comes from
The chart names it UMBRELLA, without rain in the name. U+2614 is the one that includes raindrops. Weather forecasts that mean rain use a rain or shower icon, not this object. An umbrella can be closed and dry. The character does not say which.
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 the object. People paste it when they mean rain, which is a later habit. The rain page is the forecast. This page is the character.
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+2602 is the Unicode name UMBRELLA. Vendors may draw it as a color emoji. The character is still the code point. Source
Questions
Is the umbrella emoji a rain symbol?
It is an umbrella. Forecasts use their own rain icons. U+2614 is the character whose name includes raindrops.
What is the difference between ☂ and ☔?
U+2602 is UMBRELLA. U+2614 is UMBRELLA WITH RAIN DROPS. They are two code points.
Near this
- Umbrella with rain dropsU+2614, an umbrella and drops. Not a WWIS rain icon, and not drizzle.
- RainA forecast icon for rain expected in a period. Not a shower, not drizzle, and not the station-model sign.
- Cloud with rainU+1F327 CLOUD WITH RAIN. The character people paste instead of a forecast. It is still a character.
- DrizzleA forecast icon for very small, close-set drops. Not light rain, and not mist.
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.