milky way
milky way meaning
The Milky Way — our galaxy, seen edge-on as a band of stars. It stands for space, the night sky and scale: the galaxy contains a few hundred billion stars, and it is one of at least two trillion galaxies.
Meaning
The Milky Way — our galaxy, seen edge-on as a band of stars. It stands for space, the night sky and scale: the galaxy contains a few hundred billion stars, and it is one of at least two trillion galaxies. It appears in astronomy and awe contexts, and it is one of the more humbling pictures available.
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How to use it
- A few hundred billion stars, and it is one galaxy of trillions 🌌
- Away from the city lights, and there it is 🌌
- Scale, and how little we matter 🌌
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | melkweg |
| አማርኛ | ፍኖተ ሐሊብ |
| العربية | درب التبانة |
| অসমীয়া | আকাশীগঙ্গা |
| azərbaycan | süd yolu |
| башҡорт | Ҡош юлы |
| беларуская | млечны шлях |
| български | Млечният път |
| বাংলা | আকাশগঙ্গা |
| bosanski | mliječni put |
| català | Via Làctia |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏃᏈᏏ ᏂᏚᏍᏗᏓᏅ |
| čeština | mléčná dráha |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хуркайӑк ҫулӗ |
| Cymraeg | y llwybr llaethog |
| Deutsch | Milchstraße |
| dolnoserbšćina | Ptaškowa droga |
| Ελληνικά | γαλαξίας |
| English | milky way |
| español | Vía Láctea |
| eesti | Linnutee |
| euskara | esne-bidea |
| فارسی | راه شیری |
| suomi | linnunrata |
| Filipino | milky way |
| føroyskt | vetrarbreytin |
| français | voie lactée |
| Gaeilge | Bealach na Bó Finne |
| Gàidhlig | Slighe Chlann Uisnich |
| galego | Vía Láctea |
| ગુજરાતી | આકાશગંગા |
| Hausa | hanyar sama |
| עברית | שביל החלב |
| हिन्दी | आकाशगंगा |
| hrvatski | Mliječna staza |
| hornjoserbšćina | Mlóčna dróha |
| magyar | tejút |
| հայերեն | ծիր կաթին |
| Indonesia | bima sakti |
| íslenska | vetrarbrautin |
| italiano | Via Lattea |
| 日本語 | 天の川 |
| Jawa | bima sekti |
| ქართული | ირმის ნახტომი |
| қазақ тілі | Құс жолы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇس جولى |
| ខ្មែរ | លំហរចក្រវាឡ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕ್ಷೀರ ಪಥ |
| 한국어 | 은하수 |
| कोंकणी | दूद गंगा |
| кыргызча | саманчынын жолу |
| ລາວ | ທາງຊ້າງເຜືອກ |
| lietuvių | paukščių takas |
| latviešu | Piena ceļš |
| македонски | млечниот пат |
| മലയാളം | ആകാശഗംഗ |
| монгол | сүүн зам |
| मराठी | आकाशगंगा |
| Melayu | bima sakti |
| မြန်မာ | နဂါးငွေ့တန်း |
| नेपाली | आकाशगंगा |
| Nederlands | melkweg |
| norsk | melkeveien |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଆକାଶଗଙ୍ଗା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਆਕਾਸ਼ਗੰਗਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mílkí Wè |
| polski | Droga Mleczna |
| پښتو | کهکشان |
| português | via láctea |
| rumantsch | via da latg |
| română | Calea Lactee |
| русский | Млечный Путь |
| سنڌي | ڪهڪشان |
| တႆး | ၵလႅတ်ႇသီႇၵႂၼ်းလၢဝ် |
| සිංහල | ක්ෂීර පථය |
| slovenčina | mliečna dráha |
| slovenščina | rimska cesta |
| Soomaali | habarjiid |
| shqip | rruga e qumështit |
| српски | млечни пут |
| srpski | mlečni put |
| svenska | Vintergatan |
| Kiswahili | kilimia |
| தமிழ் | பிரபஞ்சம் |
| తెలుగు | పాలపుంత |
| ไทย | ทางช้างเผือก |
| ትግርኛ | ሚልኪዌይ |
| türkmen dili | Akmaýanyň ýoly |
| lea fakatonga | kaniva |
| Türkçe | samanyolu |
| українська | Чумацький шлях |
| اردو | کہکشاں |
| o‘zbek | somon yo‘li |
| Tiếng Việt | dải ngân hà |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ọna Oniwara |
| 粵語 | 銀河 |
| 粤语 | 银河 |
| 中文 | 银河 |
| 繁體中文 | 銀河 |
| isiZulu | imilkhi weyi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F30C
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :milky_way:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the milky way emoji (🌌) mean?
- The Milky Way — our galaxy, seen edge-on as a band of stars. It stands for space, the night sky and scale: the galaxy contains a few hundred billion stars, and it is one of at least two trillion galaxies.
- How do you type the milky way emoji?
- Copy the milky way emoji 🌌 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the milky way emoji in?
- The milky way emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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