Thought balloon emoji 💭
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+1F4AD
What 💭 means
The keywords Unicode lists for 💭 are balloon, bubble, cartoon, cloud, comic, daydream, decisions, dream, idea, invent. They show what people use it for.
Search for balloon or bubble on your emoji keyboard and 💭 is among the results.
You will find 💭 among the emotions (15 emoji), part of smileys & emotion with 172 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 💤 💋 💯 💢.
Will 💭 show on my friend's phone?
💭 has been around since Emoji 1.0 (2015), so it is safe to send to anyone.
How to type 💭
Search for thought balloon in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 💭.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type thought balloon.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type thought balloon in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type thought balloon.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, 💭 is one code point (U+1F4AD), 4 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F4AD | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 💭 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💭 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4AD"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4AD} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%92%AD | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 AD |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of 💭 in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | thought balloon |
| Português | balão de pensamento |
| Español | bocadillo de pensamiento |
| Italiano | nuvoletta |
| Français | bulle de pensée |
| Deutsch | Gedankenblase |
| Türkçe | düşünce balonu |
| Bahasa Indonesia | gelembung pikiran |
| Polski | dymek myśli |
| Русский | облачко с мыслями |
| 日本語 | 雲形の吹き出し |
| 한국어 | 생각 풍선 |
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All smileys & emotion emoji →Questions people ask
What does the thought balloon emoji mean?
Unicode calls 💭 "thought balloon" and links it with balloon, bubble, cartoon, cloud. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the emotions subgroup of smileys & emotion.
When was the thought balloon emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the thought balloon emoji?
Search for thought balloon in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 💭.