Space emoji meanings
is the most used space emoji, and mostly not about space: it means launch, growth, "to the moon" and hype, from product releases to crypto charts. (ringed planet) stands for any planet and for a dreamy, out-of-this-world mood; (Milky Way) is the galaxy emoji people use for anything vast or cosmic; is a shooting star to wish on; and add sparkle and a sense of wonder.
Earth comes in three globes: Europe and Africa, the Americas and Asia and Australia, so you can show your own side of the planet. is the astronaut, a satellite, a flying saucer, the classic grey alien and the pixel space invader from arcade games. (hole) is the closest thing to a black hole emoji.
Moon emoji: phases and moon faces
The eight moon phase emoji follow the lunar month: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent. They are drawn as seen from the Northern Hemisphere, where the waxing moon is lit on the right; from Australia or South Africa the real moon looks mirrored. is the generic crescent for night, sleep and Ramadan.
The moon faces have their own life in chat. (new moon face) became a meme for a sly, knowing or creepy look; (full moon face) is its cheerful, slightly smug twin; and are sleepy crescent faces for good night. For plain-text moons use and , which take the colour of your text.
Planet symbols and their meanings
Long before emoji, astronomers and astrologers had a symbol for each planet: Sun, Mercury, Venus, or Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, or Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. and are the same characters used for female and male, borrowed from Venus's hand mirror and Mars's shield and spear. The two Uranus symbols reflect two traditions: is used in astrology, in astronomy.
There is no separate emoji for Mars, Jupiter or Saturn; stands in for all of them, so planet symbols are the way to name a specific planet in text. Dwarf planets and asteroids have symbols too, such as Eris, Sedna, Chiron and Hygiea, and astrologers use Black Moon Lilith.
Space emoji combos and aesthetic bios
Space combos read as dreamy and big-picture: for a night-sky aesthetic, for "to the moon", for being in your own world. In bios and usernames, text stars like mix well with and because they stay the same colour as the text and look the same on every phone.
Searching for "space emoji" sometimes means something else entirely: a blank character to make an empty name or message. No emoji is blank; people use invisible Unicode characters such as the Braille pattern blank for that, which is outside this collection.
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Planet symbols
in order from the Sun
How to use them
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- arrived only in 2019 (Unicode 12.0), years after and , and it is not meant to be Saturn specifically, just a ringed planet.
- Astronomers still use two planet symbols in everyday notation: solar masses are written M and Earth masses M.
- for Pluto is a monogram of the letters P and L, which also honour Percival Lowell, who started the search that found it in 1930.
- The moon phase emoji are drawn for the Northern Hemisphere view; south of the equator the lit side of a waxing moon is on the left.
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7How do I copy and paste space emoji?
Tap or click any emoji or symbol on this page to copy it, then paste it wherever you need it. On a phone, the planets, moon and stars are in the emoji keyboard under Travel & Places; the astronaut is under People.
What does the moon emoji mean?
usually means night, sleep or good night, and is also used for Ramadan and Eid. is a full moon (often werewolves or a big night out), is a sly or creepy look and a cheerful, smug one.
What does the planet emoji mean?
means space, the universe or a dreamy out-of-this-world mood. mean Earth, the world, travel or environmental causes.
Is there a Jupiter or Mars emoji?
No. There is only the generic ringed planet and the Earth globes. For a specific planet, use the text symbols Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune or Pluto.
What are the planet symbols and their meanings?
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. They come from ancient astronomy and astrology; and later became the female and male signs.
Is there a galaxy emoji?
Yes, (Milky Way) is the galaxy emoji. Combine it with or for a galaxy aesthetic.
Is there a blank space emoji?
No emoji is blank. Invisible names and empty messages use special Unicode characters such as the Braille pattern blank , which is not part of this space collection.
