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A young, growing moon. Represents new beginnings, hope, or a sliver of possibility. Often used for night skies.
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U+1F3121F312:waxing_crescent_moon:Developer Codes
:waxing_crescent_moon:🌒🌒\1F312\u{1F312}\uD83C\uDF12%F0%9F%8C%92Quick Reference FAQ
What does the 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon emoji mean?
A young, growing moon. Represents new beginnings, hope, or a sliver of possibility. Often used for night skies.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon?
The Unicode codepoint for 🌒 is U+1F312, its HTML hex entity is 🌒, and its shortcode is :waxing_crescent_moon:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "초승달", 日本語 "上弦の月の手前", 简体中文 "眉月", 繁體中文 "眉月", Español "Luna Creciente Menguante".