brain
brain meaning
A human brain. It stands for thinking, intelligence and the mind. It appears in contexts about ideas and cleverness, and figuratively in "big brain" — a compliment or an insult depending entirely on tone — and in "brain rot," which describes what happens after too much scrolling.
Meaning
A human brain. It stands for thinking, intelligence and the mind. It appears in contexts about ideas and cleverness, and figuratively in "big brain" — a compliment or an insult depending entirely on tone — and in "brain rot," which describes what happens after too much scrolling. It appears in cleverness and exhaustion contexts, and its meaning has shifted a great deal in ten years.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Brain
How to use it
- Big brain move 🧠
- Brain rot, and I did it to myself 🧠
- Thinking, and it hurts 🧠
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | brein |
| አማርኛ | አእምሮ |
| العربية | دماغ |
| অসমীয়া | মস্তিষ্ক |
| azərbaycan | beyin |
| башҡорт | мейе |
| беларуская | мозг |
| български | мозък |
| বাংলা | মস্তিষ্ক |
| bosanski | mozak |
| català | cervell |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏅᏥᏓ |
| čeština | mozek |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пуҫ мими |
| Cymraeg | ymennydd |
| Deutsch | Gehirn |
| dolnoserbšćina | mórzgi |
| Ελληνικά | μυαλό |
| English | brain |
| español | cerebro |
| eesti | aju |
| euskara | burmuin |
| فارسی | مغز |
| suomi | aivot |
| Filipino | utak |
| føroyskt | heili |
| français | cerveau |
| Gaeilge | inchinn |
| Gàidhlig | eanchainn |
| galego | cerebro |
| ગુજરાતી | મગજ |
| Hausa | ƙwaƙwalwa |
| עברית | מוח |
| हिन्दी | मस्तिष्क, दिमाग |
| hrvatski | mozak |
| hornjoserbšćina | mozy |
| magyar | agy |
| հայերեն | ուղեղ |
| Indonesia | otak |
| íslenska | heili |
| italiano | cervello |
| 日本語 | 脳 |
| Jawa | utek |
| ქართული | ტვინი |
| қазақ тілі | ми |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مي |
| ខ្មែរ | ខួរក្បាល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮೆದುಳು |
| 한국어 | 뇌 |
| कोंकणी | मेंदू |
| кыргызча | мээ |
| ລາວ | ສະໝອງ |
| lietuvių | smegenys |
| latviešu | smadzenes |
| македонски | мозок |
| മലയാളം | തലച്ചോർ |
| монгол | тархи |
| मराठी | मेंदू |
| Melayu | otak |
| မြန်မာ | ဦးနှောက် |
| नेपाली | दिमाग |
| Nederlands | brein |
| norsk | hjerne |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମସ୍ତିଷ୍କ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਦਿਮਾਗ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bren |
| polski | mózg |
| پښتو | مغز |
| português | cérebro |
| rumantsch | tscharvè |
| română | creier |
| русский | мозг |
| سنڌي | دماغ |
| တႆး | ဢွၵ်းဢေႃ |
| සිංහල | මොළය |
| slovenčina | mozog |
| slovenščina | možgani |
| Soomaali | maskaxda |
| shqip | tru |
| српски | мозак |
| srpski | mozak |
| svenska | hjärna |
| Kiswahili | ubongo |
| தமிழ் | மூளை |
| తెలుగు | మెదడు |
| ไทย | สมอง |
| ትግርኛ | ሓንጎል |
| türkmen dili | beýin |
| lea fakatonga | ʻuto |
| Türkçe | beyin |
| українська | мозок |
| اردو | دماغ |
| o‘zbek | miya |
| Tiếng Việt | não |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ọpọlọ |
| 粵語 | 腦 |
| 粤语 | 脑 |
| 中文 | 脑 |
| 繁體中文 | 腦 |
| isiZulu | ubuchopho |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9E0
- Emoji version
- 5
- Shortcodes
- :brain:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the brain emoji (🧠) mean?
- A human brain. It stands for thinking, intelligence and the mind. It appears in contexts about ideas and cleverness, and figuratively in "big brain" — a compliment or an insult depending entirely on tone — and in "brain rot," which describes what happens after too much scrolling.
- How do you type the brain emoji?
- Copy the brain emoji 🧠 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the brain emoji in?
- The brain emoji belongs to the People & Body category.
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