The crescent moon symbol may only appear on your iPhone screen when DND mode is turned on.
This mode prevents notifications from distracting you when you are doing important things or, for example, resting.
If we talk about iMessage, you might find it only in one case.
Valeriy Odintsov / Tab-TV
You will see the crescent moon symbol when your conversation partner activates DND mode.
Below I will show you a screenshot of what it looks like.
In older iOS versions, you may have spotted this symbol in front of the iMessage chat tab.
It meant that you turned off notifications for that particular person.
Lets take a closer look at how DND mode works in iMessage.
What does the crescent moon symbol mean in iMessage?
It means that the person you are talking to has DND enabled on their iPhone.
It meant that you turned off alerts for that particular person.
Now Apple has reformatted this feature a bit.
It is calledHide Alertsand looks like a crossed-out bell.
Thats all you oughta know about the crescent moon symbol in iMessage.
