cloud with lightning

🌩️

cloud with lightning

🌩️ represents cloud with lightning, usually shown as a white or gray cloud with a sharp yellow or orange lightning bolt striking downward from beneath it. The cloud is often rounded and sits above the bolt.

This emoji feels powerful, energetic, and dramatic. It suggests more than just rain; it implies a sudden burst of natural force, intensity, or a striking moment that commands attention. Whether used for a physical storm or a metaphorical flash of brilliance, it carries a sense of speed and high-voltage impact.

In online chats or social media captions, it fits weather warnings, high-energy sports updates, or dramatic life shifts. You might see it in messages like "Big storm rolling in tonight 🌩️" or "That performance was absolute lightning 🌩️." It also works well for sudden ideas, as in "Just had a 🌩️ momentβ€”we should totally try this instead!"

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F329 U+FE0F
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.7

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