tornado
tornado meaning
A tornado. It stands for the storm — a violently rotating column of air, and one of the most destructive weather events there is. It appears in weather and news contexts, and figuratively for chaos and destruction: a tornado of a person, a tornado of a week, something that tears through and leaves a mess.
Meaning
A tornado. It stands for the storm — a violently rotating column of air, and one of the most destructive weather events there is. It appears in weather and news contexts, and figuratively for chaos and destruction: a tornado of a person, a tornado of a week, something that tears through and leaves a mess.
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How to use it
- Tornado warning, and take it seriously 🌪️
- Tore through the week like a tornado 🌪️
- Chaos, and a considerable mess left behind 🌪️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tornado |
| አማርኛ | ቶርኔዶ |
| العربية | إعصار |
| অসমীয়া | ঘূৰ্ণিবতাহ |
| azərbaycan | qasırğa |
| башҡорт | торнадо |
| беларуская | тарнада |
| български | торнадо |
| বাংলা | ঘূর্ণিঝড় |
| bosanski | tornado |
| català | tornado |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎦᎷᎦ ᎤᏔᎾ |
| čeština | tornádo |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | торнадо |
| Cymraeg | corwynt |
| Deutsch | Wirbelsturm |
| dolnoserbšćina | tergaty štorm |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμοστρόβιλος |
| English | tornado |
| español | tornado |
| eesti | keeristorm |
| euskara | tornadoa |
| فارسی | گردباد |
| suomi | hurrikaani |
| Filipino | ipu-ipo |
| føroyskt | melduródn |
| français | tornade |
| Gaeilge | tornádó |
| Gàidhlig | tornàdo |
| galego | tornado |
| ગુજરાતી | તોફાન |
| Hausa | guguwa mai ƙarfi |
| עברית | טורנדו |
| हिन्दी | तूफ़ान |
| hrvatski | tornado |
| hornjoserbšćina | wjerćaty wichor |
| magyar | tornádó |
| հայերեն | պտտահողմ |
| Indonesia | tornado |
| íslenska | skýstrókur |
| italiano | tornado |
| 日本語 | 竜巻 |
| Jawa | angin puyuh |
| ქართული | ტორნადო |
| қазақ тілі | торнадо |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تورنادو |
| ខ្មែរ | ខ្យល់កួច |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸುಂಟರಗಾಳಿ |
| 한국어 | 토네이도 |
| कोंकणी | टोर्नाडो |
| кыргызча | торнадо |
| ລາວ | ພະຍຸທໍນາໂດ |
| lietuvių | tornadas |
| latviešu | tornado |
| македонски | торнадо |
| മലയാളം | ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റ് |
| монгол | хар салхи |
| मराठी | वावटळ |
| Melayu | puting beliung |
| မြန်မာ | လေဆင်နှာမောင်း |
| नेपाली | भवन्डर |
| Nederlands | tornado |
| norsk | tornado |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିବାତ୍ୟା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤੂਫਾਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tọnádo |
| polski | tornado |
| پښتو | بړبوکۍ |
| português | tornado |
| rumantsch | tornado |
| română | tornadă |
| русский | торнадо |
| سنڌي | طوفان |
| တႆး | လူမ်းပၼ်ႇၵဝ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | ටොනාඩෝ |
| slovenčina | tornádo |
| slovenščina | tornado |
| Soomaali | tornaado |
| shqip | tornado |
| српски | торнадо |
| srpski | tornado |
| svenska | tornado |
| Kiswahili | kimbunga |
| தமிழ் | சூறாவளி |
| తెలుగు | సుడిగాలి |
| ไทย | พายุทอร์นาโด |
| ትግርኛ | ህቦብላ ንፋስ |
| türkmen dili | tornado |
| lea fakatonga | ʻahiohio |
| Türkçe | hortum |
| українська | торнадо |
| اردو | جھکڑ |
| o‘zbek | quyun |
| Tiếng Việt | lốc xoáy |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ìjì tó le |
| 粵語 | 閃電 |
| 粤语 | 闪电 |
| 中文 | 龙卷风 |
| 繁體中文 | 龍捲風 |
| isiZulu | inkanyamba |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F32A U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :tornado:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the tornado emoji (🌪️) mean?
- A tornado. It stands for the storm — a violently rotating column of air, and one of the most destructive weather events there is. It appears in weather and news contexts, and figuratively for chaos and destruction: a tornado of a person, a tornado of a week, something that tears through and leaves a mess.
- How do you type the tornado emoji?
- Copy the tornado 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 tornado emoji in?
- The tornado emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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