🌀 Cyclone

The 🌀 Cyclone emoji belongs to the sky and weather symbols, filed by Unicode under Travel & Places. In practice it comes up around dizzy, hurricane, twister and typhoon. Unicode also files it under weather, which shows how widely it is read.

🌀 works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Weather and Seasons. The character has been part of the standard since 2010 (Emoji 0.6). Its code point is U+1F300.

• A single 🌀 is often enough to set the tone.
• Fits messages about dizzy, hurricane, twister and typhoon.
• Often seen near 🌈 Rainbow, 🌬️ Wind Face and 🌫️ Fog.

• 🌀🌧️ – Cyclone and Cloud with Rain
• 🌀🌪️ – Cyclone with Tornado
• 🌀☂️ – Cyclone plus Umbrella
• 🌀⛱️ – Cyclone and Umbrella on Ground
• 🌀🌩️ – Cyclone with Cloud with Lightning
• 🌀🌈 – Cyclone plus Rainbow
• 🌀☔️ – Cyclone and Umbrella with Rain Drops
• 🌀🌬️ – Cyclone with Wind Face

Easy to mix up with 🌈 Rainbow, 🌬️ Wind Face or 🌫️ Fog. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.