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The sunrise emoji is your daily reset button in tiny, glowing form—first light cresting the horizon, fresh day unlocked. On Apple/iOS, a warm yellow‑orange half sun peeks over a flat ocean, casting a glossy path of light across blue water under a pink‑to‑peach sky gradient; a couple of soft clouds linger near the horizon. The perspective feels beachy and calm, like a 6 a.m. postcard from the shoreline. You’ll spot it instantly by that mirror‑like water reflection and the sun just barely peeking up.
Use it for “new day, who dis” energy, motivational rise‑and‑grind posts, golden hour bragging rights, and travel pics that scream early‑bird supremacy. It’s also a classic in flirty good‑morning texts and wholesome check‑ins. Ironically, people drop it after an all‑nighter to say “I didn’t wake up early; I just never slept,” or to narrate 6 a.m. flights, jet lag delirium, and toddler‑alarm life. It pairs well with coffee, running shoes, or yoga vibes when you want to look like you’ve got your life together before breakfast.
Culturally, dawn has big renewal energy—poets, playlists, and main‑character montages agree. Online, it soft‑launches a “new era” caption without you having to write a TED Talk. And if you mix it up with the sunset crowd, remember: this one reads as water‑and‑horizon serenity (no city skyline or mountains)—think calm beach morning rather than dramatic evening finale.

Definition

The Sun is peaking up in the distance (horizon). Good morning. Rise and shine. A color bursting morning sunrise. Can also be used to represent a sunset as the two events can look very similar.

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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.

1. This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
2. In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.

Emoji General Information

Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)	770 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture	Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name	:sunrise:
Keywords	Sunrise, Sun, Morning, Color, Sky

Unicode Category Information

Unicode Category	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range	1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory	Weather, Landscape, and Sky Symbols

Editorial Comment

Sun is about coming up on the horizon.

Proposed Unicode Information & Notes

Unicode Category	Nature
Unicode Subcategory	Weather and Landscape Symbols
Names & Annotations	SUNRISE Temporary Notes: Sunrise over horizon (Softbank sunrise 2)
Symbol Information	U+1F305 proposed
Proposal Identifier	e-00A

Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes

DoCoMo	#1 'Fine' 晴れ 「晴re」 U+E63E SJIS-F89F JIS-7541
KDDI	#493 日の出 「日no出」 U+EAF4 SJIS-F3C8 JIS-7A4A
Softbank	#304 #old420 朝日 U+E449 SJIS-FB8A

Emoji Character Encoding Data

Emoji Code Version	iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)	
UTF-8 Character Count	1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)	
Decimal HTML Entity	
Hexadecimal HTML Entity	
Hex Code Point(s)	e449
Formal Unicode Notation	U+E449
Decimal Code Point(s)	58441
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xEE 0x91 0x89
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	EE 91 89
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	356 221 211
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0xE449
UTF-16 Hex	e449
UTF-16 Dec	58441
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0000E449
UTF-32 Hex	E449
UTF-32 Dec	58441
Python Src	u"\uE449"
PHP Src	"\xee\x91\x89"
C/C++/Java Src	"\uE449"

Emoji Code Version	iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)	🌅
UTF-8 Character Count	1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)	🌅
Decimal HTML Entity	🌅
Hexadecimal HTML Entity	🌅
Hex Code Point(s)	1f305
Formal Unicode Notation	U+1F305
Decimal Code Point(s)	127749
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xF0 0x9F 0x8C 0x85
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	F0 9F 8C 85
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	360 237 214 205
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0xD83C 0xDF05
UTF-16 Hex	d83cdf05
UTF-16 Dec	55356 57093
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0001F305
UTF-32 Hex	01F305
UTF-32 Dec	127749
Python Src	u"\U0001F305"
PHP Src	"\xf0\x9f\x8c\x85"
C/C++/Java Src	"\uD83C\uDF05"

Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)