swan
swan meaning
A white swan, added in Emoji 11. 0. It stands for grace, elegance and beauty, and it carries the story of the ugly duckling — transformation into something lovely. Swans are also famously aggressive and can genuinely hurt you, a contradiction widely enjoyed.
Meaning
A white swan, added in Emoji 11.0. It stands for grace, elegance and beauty, and it carries the story of the ugly duckling — transformation into something lovely. Swans are also famously aggressive and can genuinely hurt you, a contradiction widely enjoyed. In Britain all unmarked mute swans belong to the Crown, a fact people never tire of repeating.
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How to use it
- Graceful above the water, furious beneath it 🦢
- Ugly duckling no more 🦢
- They belong to the King, apparently 🦢
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 | swaan |
| አማርኛ | የውሀ ዶሮ |
| العربية | إوزة |
| অসমীয়া | ৰাজহংস |
| azərbaycan | qu |
| башҡорт | аҡҡош |
| беларуская | лебедзь |
| български | лебед |
| বাংলা | রাজহাঁস |
| bosanski | labud |
| català | cigne |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏍᎨᏆ |
| čeština | labuť |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | акӑш |
| Cymraeg | alarch |
| Deutsch | Schwan |
| dolnoserbšćina | šwon |
| Ελληνικά | κύκνος |
| English | swan |
| español | cisne |
| eesti | luik |
| euskara | zisne |
| فارسی | قو |
| suomi | joutsen |
| Filipino | swan |
| føroyskt | svanur |
| français | cygne |
| Gaeilge | eala |
| Gàidhlig | eala |
| galego | cisne |
| ગુજરાતી | હંસ |
| Hausa | agwagwar ruwa |
| עברית | ברבור |
| हिन्दी | हंस |
| hrvatski | labud |
| hornjoserbšćina | kołp |
| magyar | hattyú |
| հայերեն | կարապ |
| Indonesia | angsa leher panjang |
| íslenska | svanur |
| italiano | cigno |
| 日本語 | 白鳥 |
| Jawa | banyak |
| ქართული | გედი |
| қазақ тілі | аққу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اققۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | ហង្ស |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹಂಸ |
| 한국어 | 백조 |
| कोंकणी | हंस |
| кыргызча | ак куу |
| ລາວ | ຫົງ |
| lietuvių | gulbė |
| latviešu | gulbis |
| македонски | лебед |
| മലയാളം | അരയന്നം |
| монгол | хун |
| मराठी | हंस |
| Melayu | swan |
| မြန်မာ | ငန်း |
| नेपाली | रजहाँस |
| Nederlands | zwaan |
| norsk | svane |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହଂସ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹੰਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bẹd Wé Im Nem Na Swan |
| polski | łabędź |
| پښتو | قو |
| português | cisne |
| rumantsch | cign |
| română | lebădă |
| русский | лебедь |
| سنڌي | سوان |
| တႆး | ႁၢၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | හංසයා |
| slovenčina | labuť |
| slovenščina | labod |
| Soomaali | shimbiraha booloboolada |
| shqip | mjellmë |
| српски | лабуд |
| srpski | labud |
| svenska | svan |
| Kiswahili | bata maji |
| தமிழ் | அன்னம் |
| తెలుగు | హంస |
| ไทย | หงส์ |
| ትግርኛ | ስዋን |
| türkmen dili | guw |
| lea fakatonga | patolahi |
| Türkçe | kuğu |
| українська | лебідь |
| اردو | راج ہنس |
| o‘zbek | oqqush |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên nga |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ẹyẹ swan |
| 粵語 | 天鵝 |
| 粤语 | 天鹅 |
| 中文 | 天鹅 |
| 繁體中文 | 天鵝 |
| isiZulu | cygnet |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9A2
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :swan:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the swan emoji (🦢) mean?
- A white swan, added in Emoji 11. 0. It stands for grace, elegance and beauty, and it carries the story of the ugly duckling — transformation into something lovely. Swans are also famously aggressive and can genuinely hurt you, a contradiction widely enjoyed.
- How do you type the swan emoji?
- Copy the swan 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 swan emoji in?
- The swan emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.