crescent moon
About this emoji
The crescent moon emoji is part of the Travel & Places category (sky & weather) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: crescent, moon, ramadan, space.
The crescent moon emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category, specifically the sky & weather subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🌙 crescent moon emoji for discussing travel destinations, vehicles, buildings, and geographic locations. It is often associated with crescent, moon, ramadan, space.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🌙 |
| Name | crescent moon |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | sky & weather |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F319 |
| Shortcode alias | :crescent_moon: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :crescent_moon: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “crescent moon” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.