What does 🐣 Hatching Chick mean?
A tiny chick breaking out of its eggshell. It symbolises new beginnings: a baby announcement, a first day at work, a new project or someone who is still a newbie. It is also an Easter and springtime favourite. Some people use it to show a new idea is hatching or that they are finally emerging from their shell socially.
🐣 Hatching Chick is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (birds), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, baby, bird and egg.
Example messages
🐣 Hatching Chick on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hatching Chick looks on each platform.
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Hatching Chick emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Hatching Chick 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 :hatching_chick:.
When was the Hatching Chick emoji added?
🐣 Hatching Chick was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Hatching Chick. The underlying code (U+1F423) 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.