# 🌒 Waxing crescent moon emoji

🌒 Waxing crescent moon is an emoji in the sky and weather set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Related words: dreams and space.

- Emoji: 🌒
- Unicode name: waxing crescent moon
- Code points: U+1F312
- Category: Travel & places, Sky and weather
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- GitHub shortcode: :waxing_crescent_moon:
- Keywords: crescent, dreams, moon, space, waxing
- Page: https://emojichart.com/waxing-crescent-moon-emoji

## What it means

Lit along one edge, a thin sliver of moon shows the early phase when the moon is growing toward a half moon. It shows up in moon phase sequences, night-sky posts, astrology and spiritual content, and quiet, calm evening scenes.

## How to type 🌒

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “waxing crescent moon”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “waxing crescent moon”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “waxing crescent moon”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “waxing crescent moon”.
- GitHub: Type :waxing_crescent_moon: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | luna creciente | creciente, cuarto, espacio, luna |
| Français (fr) | lune croissante | espace, lune, lune croissante, nuit |
| Deutsch (de) | erstes Mondviertel | erstes Mondviertel, Erstes Mondviertel, Mond, zunehmend |
| Italiano (it) | luna crescente | buona notte, crescente, luna, mezza luna, natura, notte, quarto di luna, sogni, spicchio di luna |
| Português (pt) | lua crescente côncava | côncava, crescente, lua, noite |
| Nederlands (nl) | jonge maansikkel | avond, jonge maansikkel, maan, ruimte, sikkel, wassend, wassende halvemaan |
| Svenska (sv) | måne i första kvarteret | kvartsmåne, måne, måne i första kvarteret, månskära, tilltagande måne |
| Polski (pl) | narastający półksiężyc | cieniutki księżyc, księżyc, narastający półksiężyc, noc, sierp |
| Türkçe (tr) | büyüyen ay | ay, büyüyen ay, hilal, yükselen |
| Русский (ru) | молодая луна | луна, месяц, молодая, молодой |
| Українська (uk) | місяць у першій чверті | зростаючий, космос, місяць, місяць у першій чверті, молодий півмісяць, півмісяць, погода |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αύξων μηνίσκος | αύξων, διάστημα, καιρός, μηνίσκος, φεγγάρι |
| العربية (ar) | هلال بداية الشهر | طبيعة, طقس, فضاء, قمر, هلال, هلال أول شهر, هلال بداية الشهر |
| עברית (he) | סהר ירח מתמלא | חלל, ירח, סהר, סהר ירח מתמלא |
| فارسی (fa) | هلال فزاینده ماه | آب‌وهوا, رو به بدر, سوی ماه تمام, فضا, ماه, هلال, هلال فزاینده ماه |
| हिन्दी (hi) | दूज का चाँद | चाँद, चांद, दूज का चाँद, नवचंद्र, बालचंद्र, वर्धमान, सपने |
| বাংলা (bn) | বৃদ্ধিপ্রাপ্ত অর্ধচন্দ্র | অর্ধচন্দ্র, আবহাওয়া, ওয়াক্সিং, চাঁদ, বৃদ্ধিপ্রাপ্ত অর্ধচন্দ্র, মহাকাশ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | bulan sabit awal | angkasa, bulan, bulan sabit awal, cuaca, membesar, sabit |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | trăng lưỡi liềm đầu tháng | lưỡi liềm, mặt trăng, trăng lưỡi liềm đầu tháng, tròn dần |
| ไทย (th) | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวข้างขึ้น | ข้างขึ้น, พระจันทร์เสี้ยวข้างขึ้น |
| 日本語 (ja) | 初月 | 三日月, 初月, 宇宙, 月 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 초승달 상현 | 꿈, 달, 상현, 상현달, 우주, 초승달 상현 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 蛾眉月 | 三日月, 娥眉月, 弯月, 月亮, 盈月, 眉月, 蛾眉月 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 眉形新月 | 彎月, 眉形新月 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): groeiende sekelmaan
- Akan (ak): waasin krɛsɛnte ɔsram
- Albanian (sq): hënë e re më pak se gjysma
- Amharic (am): ትንሽ የበራች ግማሽ ጨረቃ
- Anii (blo): aŋɔrɔ fɛlɛlɛɛ
- Armenian (hy): աճող մահիկ
- Assamese (as): বৰ্দ্ধিত অৰ্দ্ধচন্দ্ৰ
- Azerbaijani (az): dörddə bir aypara
- Bashkir (ba): үҫеүсе ярым ай
- Basque (eu): ilgora
- Belarusian (be): рост сярпа
- Bosnian (bs): uzdižući mjesec
- Breton (br): loar vihan ar cʼhresk
- Bulgarian (bg): нарастващ полумесец на Луната
- Burmese (my): လဆန်းရက်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): premier croissant de lune
- Cantonese (yue): 娥眉月
- Catalan (ca): lluna en quart creixent
- Cherokee (chr): ᎣᏂ ᏣᎢᏐ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 娥眉月
- Chuvash (cv): ҫамрӑк уйӑх
- Croatian (hr): polumjesec prve četvrti
- Czech (cs): dorůstající měsíc po novoluní
- Danish (da): tiltagende måne
- Estonian (et): kasvav kuusirp
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): lua na primeira falcada
- Faroese (fo): lítil vaksandi hálvmáni
- Filipino (fil): waxing crescent moon
- Finnish (fi): kasvava kuunsirppi
- Galician (gl): lúa nova visible
- Georgian (ka): მზარდი ნამგალა მთვარე
- Gujarati (gu): બીજનો ચંદ્ર
- Hausa (ha): hilalin wata mai ƙaruwa
- Hungarian (hu): növő, sarló alakú hold
- Icelandic (is): vaxandi tungl (minna en hálft)
- Igbo (ig): imelite ọnwa gburu uhie
- Irish (ga): corrán gealaí atá ag líonadh
- Javanese (jv): bulan tanggal sepisan
- Kalaallisut (kl): tiltagende måne
- Kannada (kn): ಅರ್ಧ ಚಂದ್ರ
- Kazakh (kk): толып жатқан жарты ай
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تولىپ جاتقان جارتى اي
- Khmer (km): ព្រះចន្ទបង្ហាញខ្លួនមួយចំនិត
- Kinyarwanda (rw): bitutu bya kane by’ukwezi
- Konkani (kok): वाडट्या चंद्रकळेची चंद्रकोर
- Kyrgyz (ky): толуп баштаган ай
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Uk’iyem jub’a ik’
- Lao (lo): ເດືອນແຮມອອກໃໝ່
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): luna nueva visible
- Latvian (lv): augoša mēness sirpis
- Lithuanian (lt): priešpilnis mėnulis
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): pśiběrajucy mjaseck
- Luxembourgish (lb): Séchelmound am éischte Véierel
- Macedonian (mk): прва фаза - новина
- Malay (ms): bulan sabit membesar
- Malayalam (ml): പൂർണ്ണത പ്രാപിക്കുന്ന ചന്ദ്രക്കല
- Maltese (mt): felli qamar qed jikber
- Marathi (mr): अर्ध्‍यापेक्षा कमी प्रकाशित असलेला चंद्राचा भाग
- Mongolian (mn): хавирган сар (баруун)
- Māori (mi): marama hua tipihori
- Nepali (ne): बढ्दो चन्द्रमा
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mun Im Braít Pat Jọ́s Stát To Bíg Mọọ́ Mọọ
- Northern Sotho (nso): ngwedi wa seripa wo o kgopamego
- Norwegian (no): voksende nymåne
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): veksande nymåne
- Odia (or): ବୃହତ୍ତର ହେଉଥିବା କୃସେଣ୍ଟ୍ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର
- Oromo (om): addeessa dabalaa deemu
- Pashto (ps): رغېدونکې هلال سپوږمۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਵੱਧਦਾ ਚੰਦ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): نشوونما پاندا ہلالی چاند
- Quechua (qu): tukuspa chawpi killa
- Romanian (ro): lună concavă în creștere
- Romansh (rm): farcla glina creschenta
- Sardinian (sc): luna creschente
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): gealach chorranach a’ cinntinn
- Serbian (sr): месечев срп у порасту
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): мјесечев срп у порасту
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): mesečev srp u porastu
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): mjesečev srp u porastu
- Shan (shn): လိူၼ်မႂ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): ننڍي چنڊ ڏانهن وڌندڙ
- Sinhala (si): පුරපක්ෂයේ අඩසඳ
- Slovak (sk): dorastajúci polmesiac
- Slovenian (sl): prvi krajec
- Somali (so): qoolaabanka dayaxa oo badanaya
- Swahili (sw): mwezi mwandamo
- Tajik (tg): ҳилоли нав
- Tamil (ta): வளர்பிறை
- Telugu (te): పెరుగుతున్న చంద్రుడు
- Tigrinya (ti): ዋክሲንግ ወርሓዊ ወርሒ
- Tongan (to): māhina ʻilo ʻehe maama
- Tswana (tn): sephatlo sa ngwedi o o phatsimang
- Turkmen (tk): ýaş aý
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): přiběracy měsačk
- Urdu (ur): بڑھتا ہوا ہلال چاند
- Uyghur (ug): پۈتەر ئورغاق ئاي
- Uzbek (uz): kattalashib boruvchi yarim oy
- Welsh (cy): lleuad gilgant ar ei chynnydd
- Wolof (wo): xaaju weer buy wàññiku
- Xhosa (xh): inyanga elicala efayo
- Yoruba (yo): Yíyọ́ Ààbọ̀ Oṣùpá
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Yíyɔ́ Ààbɔ̀ Oshùpá
- Zulu (zu): inyanga ewucezu olubheke emuva

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F312` |
| HTML | `🌒` |
| CSS | `\1F312` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F312}` |
| Python | `\U0001F312` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8C 92` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF12` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8C%92` |

## Questions

### What does the 🌒 waxing crescent moon emoji mean?

Lit along one edge, a thin sliver of moon shows the early phase when the moon is growing toward a half moon. It shows up in moon phase sequences, night-sky posts, astrology and spiritual content, and quiet, calm evening scenes.

### How do I type the 🌒 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “waxing crescent moon”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :waxing_crescent_moon:.

### When was the 🌒 emoji added?

🌒 was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🌒?

U+1F312. In HTML you can write 🌒, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F312}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/waxing-crescent-moon-emoji