thought balloon
thought balloon meaning
A cloud-shaped bubble made of small circles — the comic convention for a thought rather than spoken words. It marks daydreaming, pondering, wishing and imagining, and it is a natural way to show that something is going on in your head that you have not said out loud.
Meaning
A cloud-shaped bubble made of small circles — the comic convention for a thought rather than spoken words. It marks daydreaming, pondering, wishing and imagining, and it is a natural way to show that something is going on in your head that you have not said out loud. It is also used to introduce a musing or a half-formed idea, gently flagging it as speculation.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Speech balloon
How to use it
- Been thinking about moving 💭
- Imagine being on a beach right now 💭
- Just a thought 💭
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 | dinkballon |
| አማርኛ | ሐሳብ ገላጭ አፉፋ |
| العربية | فقاعة أفكار |
| অসমীয়া | চিন্তাৰ বেলুন |
| azərbaycan | düşüncə şarı |
| башҡорт | уй ҡыуығы |
| беларуская | воблачка з думкамі |
| български | Балонче за мисъл |
| বাংলা | থট বেলুন |
| bosanski | oblačić razmišljanja |
| català | bafarada de pensar |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᎾᏖᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎠᏦᏔᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | myšlenková bublina |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шухӑшлӑ пӗлӗт |
| Cymraeg | cwmwl meddwl |
| Deutsch | Gedankenblase |
| dolnoserbšćina | myslowy puchor |
| Ελληνικά | συννεφάκι σκέψης |
| English | thought balloon |
| español | bocadillo de pensamiento |
| eesti | mõttemull |
| euskara | burutazio-bunbuiloa |
| فارسی | بالن افکار |
| suomi | ajatuskupla |
| Filipino | thought balloon |
| føroyskt | tankabløðra |
| français | bulle de pensée |
| Gaeilge | bolgán smaointe |
| Gàidhlig | builgean smaoineachaidh |
| galego | globo de pensamento |
| ગુજરાતી | વિચારનો ફુગ્ગો |
| Hausa | balan-balan tunani |
| עברית | בועת מחשבה |
| हिन्दी | विचार बुलबुला |
| hrvatski | oblačić za misao |
| hornjoserbšćina | myslowy pucher |
| magyar | gondolatbuborék |
| հայերեն | մտքի ամպիկ |
| Indonesia | gelembung pikiran |
| íslenska | hugsanablaðra |
| italiano | nuvoletta |
| 日本語 | 雲形の吹き出し |
| Jawa | balon pikiran |
| ქართული | ფიქრის ბუშტი |
| қазақ тілі | ой бұлты |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | وي بۇلتى |
| ខ្មែរ | ពពកបង្ហាញពាក្យកំពុងគិត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಬಲೂನ್ |
| 한국어 | 생각 풍선 |
| कोंकणी | विचारी बोमाडो |
| кыргызча | ойлонуу көбүгү |
| ລາວ | ປູມເປົ້າຄວາມຄິດ |
| lietuvių | minties debesėlis |
| latviešu | domu burbulis |
| македонски | балон за размислување |
| മലയാളം | ചിന്താ ബലൂൺ |
| монгол | бодож байгаа бөмбөлөг |
| मराठी | विचार दर्शविणारा फुगा |
| Melayu | gelembung fikir |
| မြန်မာ | အတွေး ပူဖောင်းအကွက် |
| नेपाली | सोच बेलुन |
| Nederlands | gedachteballon |
| norsk | tankeboble |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପ୍ରଗାଢ଼ ଚିନ୍ତା ବେଲୁନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਵਿਚਾਰ ਬਬਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Blonbló Píkchọ Abaut Tínkin |
| polski | dymek myśli |
| پښتو | د خبرو پوقانه |
| português | balão de pensamento |
| rumantsch | nivletta cun patratgs |
| română | balon de gândire |
| русский | облачко с мыслями |
| سنڌي | خيال وارو ڦوڪڻو |
| တႆး | ပွင်းလူမ်းဝူၼ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | සිතුවිලි බැලූනය |
| slovenčina | myšlienka |
| slovenščina | oblaček z mislimi |
| Soomaali | baalluunta fakarka |
| shqip | flluskë mendimi |
| српски | облачић за мисли |
| srpski | oblačić za misli |
| svenska | tankebubbla |
| Kiswahili | kitufe cha mawazo |
| தமிழ் | சிந்தனை பலூன் |
| తెలుగు | ఆలోచన బుడగ |
| ไทย | ลูกโป่งความคิด |
| ትግርኛ | ፍሕኛ ሓሳብ |
| türkmen dili | pikir şary |
| lea fakatonga | pulalea fakakaukau |
| Türkçe | düşünce balonu |
| українська | булька роздумів |
| اردو | سوچ غبارہ |
| o‘zbek | xayol buluti |
| Tiếng Việt | bong bóng suy nghĩ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Bàlúnù Ero |
| 粵語 | 諗野氣球 |
| 粤语 | 谂野气球 |
| 中文 | 内心活动气泡 |
| 繁體中文 | 心聲對話框 |
| isiZulu | ibhaluni lokucabanga |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4AD
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :thought_balloon:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the thought balloon emoji (💭) mean?
- A cloud-shaped bubble made of small circles — the comic convention for a thought rather than spoken words. It marks daydreaming, pondering, wishing and imagining, and it is a natural way to show that something is going on in your head that you have not said out loud.
- How do you type the thought balloon emoji?
- Copy the thought balloon 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 thought balloon emoji in?
- The thought balloon emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.