Cyclone Emoji Meaning

An icon used to represent a cyclone. Some versions of this emoji show a spiral shape, which may be used for decorative purposes.

In May 2025 it was reported that the Claude Opus 4 AI model had an unexpected fixation on this emoji.

This emoji is not supported in Twitter / X names, possibly in an attempt to minimize confusion with a verified checkmark. Learn more here.

Cyclone was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.