What does 🧠 Brain mean?
Intelligence, thinking, ideas and memory all fit inside this human brain. People send it for “big brain” moves, clever solutions and study sessions, but also for overthinking, mental fatigue or “my brain hurts”. In memes it can mock overly convoluted logic. It is also common in conversations about mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
🧠 Brain is an emoji from the People & Body category (body parts), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about intelligent and smart.
Example messages
🧠 Brain on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Brain looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Brain emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🧠 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :brain:.
When was the Brain emoji added?
🧠 Brain was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🧠 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Brain. The underlying code (U+1F9E0) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.