What does 🦢 Swan mean?
An elegant white swan gliding on water. It stands for grace, beauty and loyal love, because swans often stay with one partner. The ugly duckling story makes it a symbol of glow-ups and transformation. Ballet fans connect it with Swan Lake, and it is popular for weddings. Anyone who has met one up close knows swans can be quite aggressive too.
🦢 Swan is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (birds), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about animal, bird, cygnet, duckling, ornithology and ugly.
Example messages
🦢 Swan on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Swan looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Swan 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 :swan:.
When was the Swan emoji added?
🦢 Swan was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. 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 Swan. The underlying code (U+1F9A2) 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.