A gray cloud with three or four raindrops falling steadily beneath it, more insistent than the single-drop version some platforms use for light drizzle. It's mostly a literal weather emoji, dropped into forecasts and umbrella-grabbing complaints, and stretches only slightly into a gloomy mood when a day just isn't going anyone's way.
What đ§ī¸ means
A white cloud with a few blue raindrops falling from beneath it. The đ§ī¸ Cloud With Rain emoji signifies rainy weather or the monsoons. Metaphorically, it can suggest sadness, mourning, grief, etc. However, rains have a sense of coziness and romance attached to them too.
How and when to use it
- "Rain on me" is more than just a song. If you're texting someone or sharing a social media post/story about the abundance of something (mostly in a negative connotation), you can use đ§ī¸ - "It's like I literally did nothing for 5 months and then responsibilities rained on me đ§ī¸".
- If you're texting someone about how it's been raining cats and dogs, you can use đ§ī¸. You'd want to add âī¸ Cloud With Lightning and Rain to enhance the mood too.
- You can also use đ§ī¸ while suggesting that you'll take a raincheck. Like, "Hmm weekend party? I'll take a raincheck đ§ī¸".
- Use đ§ī¸ while advising that mindlessly-spending friend about saving up - "It's all fun and games until you have nothing for a rainy day đ§ī¸".
- If the caption for the picture you're uploading needs to capture the essence of the monsoons or the monsoon-ish emotion you're feeling, bring in đ§ī¸. For instance, "All this rain and I didn't see it coming đ§ī¸".
Other Names
- đ§ī¸ Rains
- đ§ī¸ Rainy Weather
- đ§ī¸ Monsoons
- đ§ī¸ Rain Cloud
- đ§ī¸ Heavy Cloud
- đ§ī¸ Raining Cats and Dogs
- đ§ī¸ Raincheck
- đ§ī¸ Drizzling
đ§ī¸ in real conversations
What does đ§ī¸ mean in texting?
Mostly a straightforward weather update â rain in the forecast, a gray day, plans possibly getting rained out. "đ§ī¸ all weekend, RIP the barbecue" is a complete sentence on its own, no further caption needed.
Does đ§ī¸ ever mean sadness?
Yes, plenty â a rain cloud is an easy stand-in for a low mood, a rough stretch, or a metaphorical cloud hanging over someone's week even when the actual sky is clear. "Feeling a bit đ§ī¸ today" reads as gently down rather than in genuine crisis, closer to a mood report than an alarm.
Is đ§ī¸ different from just a cloud emoji âī¸?
Yes â plain âī¸ is neutral or overcast at most, while đ§ī¸ specifically adds the falling raindrops underneath, making the forecast or the mood distinctly wetter and heavier. Reach for đ§ī¸ when the point is that something's actually coming down, not just that the sky's gone grey.
The lowdown
- Category
- Travel & Places âē sky & weather
- Codepoints
U+1F327 U+FE0F- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.7
- Shortcodes
:cloud_with_rain:GitHub- Keywords
- cloud, rain, weather
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
Pairs well with
Tap any combo to copy the whole thing.
⥠Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first â đ§ī¸ Cloud with Rain or đ¯ Hushed Face?
Runs with a crowd
đ§ī¸ keeps company in weather emojis â tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.