Cloud ☁
Copy & Meaning

A cloud — the essential weather symbol representing overcast skies, the softness of accumulated water vapor, and the many cultural associations of clouds with thought, dreams, and change. Clouds are endlessly variable — fluffy summer cumulus, threatening cumulonimbus, wispy cirrus at high altitude — each type creating distinct atmospheric moods. 'Cloud nine' represents the highest happiness; 'clouding the issue' means obscuring clarity; 'every cloud has a silver lining' finds hope in difficulty.

In technology, the cloud represents distributed computing infrastructure. Used for weather posts, mood expressions, cloud computing and technology discussions, and the many metaphorical uses of clouds in language and thought.