U+1F311 "🌑" New Moon Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1F311 "🌑" New Moon Symbol is a pictographic representation of a completely dark circle, signifying the lunar phase when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, making it invisible from Earth. In digital communication, this symbol is often used to denote beginnings, mystery, or a fresh start, as the new moon traditionally marks the start of a new lunar cycle. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 with the release of version 6.0, providing a simple yet evocative icon for astronomy, astrology, and metaphorical use in texting and social media.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F311 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | New Moon Symbol |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🌑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🌑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x8C 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDF11 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F311 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udf11 |