chicken
chicken meaning
A chicken, usually a hen. It represents poultry, farming and eggs, and it appears in cooking and smallholding posts. It also carries the figurative sense of being a coward — chicken — and the endless question of which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Meaning
A chicken, usually a hen. It represents poultry, farming and eggs, and it appears in cooking and smallholding posts. It also carries the figurative sense of being a coward — chicken — and the endless question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. Backyard chicken-keeping has grown enormously, and the emoji has grown with it.
How to use it
- The hens are laying again 🐔
- Do not be a chicken 🐔
- Which came first, honestly 🐔
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | hoender |
| አማርኛ | ዶሮ |
| العربية | دجاجة |
| অসমীয়া | মূৰ্গী |
| azərbaycan | toyuq |
| башҡорт | тауыҡ |
| беларуская | курыца |
| български | кокошка |
| বাংলা | চিকেন |
| bosanski | kokoš |
| català | pollastre |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏣᏔᎦ |
| čeština | slepice |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чӑх |
| Cymraeg | iâr |
| Deutsch | Huhn |
| dolnoserbšćina | kokoš |
| Ελληνικά | κότα |
| English | chicken |
| español | gallina |
| eesti | kana |
| euskara | oiloa |
| فارسی | مرغ |
| suomi | kana |
| Filipino | manok |
| føroyskt | hønuandlit |
| français | poule |
| Gaeilge | sicín |
| Gàidhlig | cearc |
| galego | polo |
| ગુજરાતી | ચિકન |
| Hausa | kaza |
| עברית | תרנגולת |
| हिन्दी | मुर्गी |
| hrvatski | kokoš |
| hornjoserbšćina | hłowa kokoše |
| magyar | tyúk |
| հայերեն | հավ |
| Indonesia | ayam |
| íslenska | kjúklingur |
| italiano | gallina |
| 日本語 | にわとり |
| Jawa | pitik |
| ქართული | ქათამი |
| қазақ тілі | тауық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تاۋىق |
| ខ្មែរ | មាន់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಚಿಕನ್ |
| 한국어 | 닭 |
| कोंकणी | कोमी |
| кыргызча | тоок |
| ລາວ | ໄກ່ |
| lietuvių | višta |
| latviešu | vista |
| македонски | кокошка |
| മലയാളം | കോഴി |
| монгол | тахиа |
| मराठी | कोंबडी |
| Melayu | ayam |
| မြန်မာ | ကြက် |
| नेपाली | कुखुरा |
| Nederlands | kip |
| norsk | høne |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କୁକୁଡ଼ା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਚੂਚਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Chíkin |
| polski | kura |
| پښتو | چرګ |
| português | galinha |
| rumantsch | giaglina |
| română | găină |
| русский | курица |
| سنڌي | مرغي |
| တႆး | ၵႆႇ |
| සිංහල | කිකිළි |
| slovenčina | sliepka |
| slovenščina | kokoš |
| Soomaali | diggaag |
| shqip | pulë |
| српски | кокошка |
| srpski | kokoška |
| svenska | höna |
| Kiswahili | kuku |
| தமிழ் | கோழிக்குஞ்சு |
| తెలుగు | కోడిపెట్ట |
| ไทย | ไก่ |
| ትግርኛ | ደርሆ |
| türkmen dili | towuk |
| lea fakatonga | moa |
| Türkçe | tavuk |
| українська | курка |
| اردو | چکن |
| o‘zbek | tovuq |
| Tiếng Việt | gà |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Adìyẹ |
| 粵語 | 雞 |
| 粤语 | 鸡 |
| 中文 | 鸡 |
| 繁體中文 | 雞 |
| isiZulu | inkukhu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F414
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :chicken: :chicken_face:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the chicken emoji (🐔) mean?
- A chicken, usually a hen. It represents poultry, farming and eggs, and it appears in cooking and smallholding posts. It also carries the figurative sense of being a coward — chicken — and the endless question of which came first, the chicken or the egg.
- How do you type the chicken emoji?
- Copy the chicken 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 chicken emoji in?
- The chicken emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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