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💭 Thought Balloon
- Emoji
- 💭
- Unicode
- U+1F4AD
- Shortcode
- :thought_balloon:
- HTML code
- 💭
- Approved in
- Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the 💭 emoji mean?
The 💭 thought balloon emoji is one of the smileys and emotion emojis (emotions). People use it in chats and social media to express balloon, bubble, cartoon and cloud. As with every face, its exact meaning depends on the tone of the conversation and who sends it.
Keywords: balloon, bubble, cartoon, cloud, comic, daydream, decisions, dream, idea, invent, invention, realize, think, thoughts, wonder.
How 💭 looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type 💭 on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “thought balloon” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “thought balloon”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “thought balloon”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “thought balloon”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :thought_balloon: |
💭 emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | thought balloon |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F4AD |
| HTML decimal | 💭 |
| HTML hex | 💭 |
| CSS | \1F4AD |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4AD} |
| Shortcode | :thought_balloon: |
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What does the 💭 emoji mean?
The 💭 thought balloon emoji is one of the smileys and emotion emojis (emotions). People use it in chats and social media to express balloon, bubble, cartoon and cloud. As with every face, its exact meaning depends on the tone of the conversation and who sends it.
How do I copy and paste the thought balloon emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “thought balloon”.
When was the 💭 emoji released?
It was approved in Emoji 1.0, in 2015. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.