🐦 Bird

Code Points: U+1F426

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🐦 Emoji Meaning

The 🐦 bird emoji generally depicts a small, generic bird, often light blue or sometimes yellow. Its meaning can be quite versatile, and depends on context. Here are some of the most popular interpretations:

  • General Bird Representation: The most basic meaning is simply a bird itself. It can be used to represent birds in general, talk about birdwatching, or describe something bird-related.
  • Freedom and Happiness: Birds are often associated with freedom and happiness due to their ability to fly. The emoji can therefore be used to express these feelings, similar to the saying "free as a bird."
  • Nature and the Outdoors: The bird emoji can also represent nature, the outdoors, and a connection with the natural world. It might be used in posts about hiking, camping, or simply appreciating the environment.
  • Twitter: The bird emoji is sometimes used in reference to Twitter, due to the platform's bird logo. This usage might accompany tweets or comments about Twitter itself.
  • Specific Bird Species (with context): Although a generic bird, people sometimes use this emoji to represent specific small birds like bluebirds, sparrows, or finches, especially if the surrounding text provides context.
  • Cuteness and Innocence: The small, simple design of the bird emoji can convey a sense of cuteness and innocence.
  • Figurative "Birds": The emoji can be used in slang or figurative language. For example, "flipping the bird" (though generally other emojis are used for this), or to refer to "the birds and the bees" (sex education). Note that these uses are less common and more context-dependent.

Bird Emoji Images

Here is how Bird emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Animal-Bird Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Animals & Nature category, Animal-Bird subcategory: