A sun rising over the horizon early in the morning. Typically shown as a sun ascending over a wide body of water with a distinct reflection, though some variations also include surrounding clouds or landmasses.

Colors vary by platform, ranging from warm oranges, yellows, and reds to cooler purples and blues. Given this range of color, it may be difficult to distinguish from a sunset in some versions.

Facebook's design shows the sunrise over a distant mountain range. Apple and WhatsApp frame the scene with a white trim, like a photograph.

This emoji predates the inclusion and standardization of emojis within Unicode. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by Softbank in 2000.

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