Waxing Crescent Moon Emoji
Waxing Crescent Moon is a single code point introduced in Emoji 1.0. It belongs to the Travel & Places group.
Unicode data
- Unicode name
- waxing crescent moon
- CLDR short name
- waxing crescent moon
- Korean name (CLDR)
- ์ด์น๋ฌ ์ํ
- Code points
- U+1F312
- Group
- Travel & Places
- Added to Unicode
- 6.0
- Added to Emoji
- 1.0
- Sequence
- Single code point
- Skin tones
- Not defined
Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.
Search keywords
Official CLDR keywords for this emoji โ these are what search matches against.
Developer formats
Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.
๐U+1F312\u{1f312}\1F312🌒🌒"\uD83C\uDF12"\U0001F312\uD83C\uDF12%F0%9F%8C%92F0 9F 8C 92Accessibility
Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, โwaxing crescent moonโ. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row โ each repetition is read out in full.
Related emojis
Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group โ not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code point for Waxing Crescent Moon?
Waxing Crescent Moon is U+1F312.
Does Waxing Crescent Moon support skin tones?
No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.
How do I use Waxing Crescent Moon in HTML or code?
Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🌒 in HTML, \u{1f312} in JavaScript.
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