waxing crescent moon
waxing crescent moon meaning
A thin crescent of moon, growing. It is the phase just after the new moon, when the first sliver of light returns.
Meaning
A thin crescent of moon, growing. It is the phase just after the new moon, when the first sliver of light returns. It stands for beginnings and growth, and it is one of the more visually appealing of the eight phase emoji — the crescent is the shape people actually picture when they think of a moon, despite it being only one phase of eight.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Lunar phase
How to use it
- The crescent is what everyone pictures when they say moon 🌒
- Growing again, a little each night 🌒
- First light back after the dark 🌒
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 | groeiende sekelmaan |
| አማርኛ | ትንሽ የበራች ግማሽ ጨረቃ |
| العربية | هلال بداية الشهر |
| অসমীয়া | বৰ্দ্ধিত অৰ্দ্ধচন্দ্ৰ |
| azərbaycan | dörddə bir aypara |
| башҡорт | үҫеүсе ярым ай |
| беларуская | рост сярпа |
| български | нарастващ полумесец на Луната |
| বাংলা | বৃদ্ধিপ্রাপ্ত অর্ধচন্দ্র |
| bosanski | uzdižući mjesec |
| català | lluna en quart creixent |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎣᏂ ᏣᎢᏐ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ |
| čeština | dorůstající měsíc po novoluní |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫамрӑк уйӑх |
| Cymraeg | lleuad gilgant ar ei chynnydd |
| Deutsch | erstes Mondviertel |
| dolnoserbšćina | pśiběrajucy mjaseck |
| Ελληνικά | αύξων μηνίσκος |
| English | waxing crescent moon |
| español | luna creciente |
| eesti | kasvav kuusirp |
| euskara | ilgora |
| فارسی | هلال فزاینده ماه |
| suomi | kasvava kuunsirppi |
| Filipino | waxing crescent moon |
| føroyskt | lítil vaksandi hálvmáni |
| français | lune croissante |
| Gaeilge | corrán gealaí atá ag líonadh |
| Gàidhlig | gealach chorranach a’ cinntinn |
| galego | lúa nova visible |
| ગુજરાતી | બીજનો ચંદ્ર |
| Hausa | hilalin wata mai ƙaruwa |
| עברית | סהר ירח מתמלא |
| हिन्दी | दूज का चाँद |
| hrvatski | polumjesec prve četvrti |
| hornjoserbšćina | přiběracy měsačk |
| magyar | növő, sarló alakú hold |
| հայերեն | աճող մահիկ |
| Indonesia | bulan sabit awal |
| íslenska | vaxandi tungl (minna en hálft) |
| italiano | luna crescente |
| 日本語 | 初月 |
| Jawa | bulan tanggal sepisan |
| ქართული | მზარდი ნამგალა მთვარე |
| қазақ тілі | толып жатқан жарты ай |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تولىپ جاتقان جارتى اي |
| ខ្មែរ | ព្រះចន្ទបង្ហាញខ្លួនមួយចំនិត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅರ್ಧ ಚಂದ್ರ |
| 한국어 | 초승달 상현 |
| कोंकणी | वाडट्या चंद्रकळेची चंद्रकोर |
| кыргызча | толуп баштаган ай |
| ລາວ | ເດືອນແຮມອອກໃໝ່ |
| lietuvių | priešpilnis mėnulis |
| latviešu | augoša mēness sirpis |
| македонски | прва фаза - новина |
| മലയാളം | പൂർണ്ണത പ്രാപിക്കുന്ന ചന്ദ്രക്കല |
| монгол | хавирган сар (баруун) |
| मराठी | अर्ध्यापेक्षा कमी प्रकाशित असलेला चंद्राचा भाग |
| Melayu | bulan sabit membesar |
| မြန်မာ | လဆန်းရက် |
| नेपाली | बढ्दो चन्द्रमा |
| Nederlands | jonge maansikkel |
| norsk | voksende nymåne |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବୃହତ୍ତର ହେଉଥିବା କୃସେଣ୍ଟ୍ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਵੱਧਦਾ ਚੰਦ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mun Im Braít Pat Jọ́s Stát To Bíg Mọọ́ Mọọ |
| polski | narastający półksiężyc |
| پښتو | رغېدونکې هلال سپوږمۍ |
| português | lua crescente côncava |
| rumantsch | farcla glina creschenta |
| română | lună concavă în creștere |
| русский | молодая луна |
| سنڌي | ننڍي چنڊ ڏانهن وڌندڙ |
| တႆး | လိူၼ်မႂ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | පුරපක්ෂයේ අඩසඳ |
| slovenčina | dorastajúci polmesiac |
| slovenščina | prvi krajec |
| Soomaali | qoolaabanka dayaxa oo badanaya |
| shqip | hënë e re më pak se gjysma |
| српски | месечев срп у порасту |
| srpski | mesečev srp u porastu |
| svenska | måne i första kvarteret |
| Kiswahili | mwezi mwandamo |
| தமிழ் | வளர்பிறை |
| తెలుగు | పెరుగుతున్న చంద్రుడు |
| ไทย | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวข้างขึ้น |
| ትግርኛ | ዋክሲንግ ወርሓዊ ወርሒ |
| türkmen dili | ýaş aý |
| lea fakatonga | māhina ʻilo ʻehe maama |
| Türkçe | büyüyen ay |
| українська | місяць у першій чверті |
| اردو | بڑھتا ہوا ہلال چاند |
| o‘zbek | kattalashib boruvchi yarim oy |
| Tiếng Việt | trăng lưỡi liềm đầu tháng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Yíyọ́ Ààbọ̀ Oṣùpá |
| 粵語 | 娥眉月 |
| 粤语 | 娥眉月 |
| 中文 | 蛾眉月 |
| 繁體中文 | 眉形新月 |
| isiZulu | inyanga ewucezu olubheke emuva |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F312
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :waxing_crescent_moon:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the waxing crescent moon emoji (🌒) mean?
- A thin crescent of moon, growing. It is the phase just after the new moon, when the first sliver of light returns.
- How do you type the waxing crescent moon emoji?
- Copy the waxing crescent moon emoji 🌒 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
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