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Black bird emoji πŸ¦β€β¬› (crow, raven): black bird πŸ¦β€β¬›
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Black bird emoji πŸ¦β€β¬› (crow, raven)

πŸ¦β€β¬› is the black bird: a ZWJ sequence of 🐦 bird and ⬛ black square, drawn as a crow or raven. It means crows, ravens and blackbirds β€” gothic aesthetics, Halloween…

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What the black bird πŸ¦β€β¬› (crow, raven) emoji means

πŸ¦β€β¬› is the black bird: a ZWJ sequence of 🐦 bird and ⬛ black square, drawn as a crow or raven. It means crows, ravens and blackbirds β€” gothic aesthetics, Halloween, Poe’s β€œThe Raven”, Game of Thrones’ three-eyed raven, the Baltimore Ravens β€” and omens, intelligence and mischief. Added in Emoji 15.0 (2022); older phones show a bird and a black square. The plain bird is 🐦 bird; the other dark emoji are on the black emoji page.

Unicode name: black bird Β· U+1F426 U+200D U+2B1B Β· Emoji 15.0 (2022) Β· group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEthe crows in my garden have started bringing me gifts πŸ¦β€β¬› I am their queen now

How people use it

  • Crows and ravens: clever birds, garden crows
  • Gothic and Halloween: with πŸ–€ πŸŽƒ
  • Omens: dark moods, foreshadowing
  • Teams and fandoms: Ravens, Thrones

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
black birdU+1F426 U+200D U+2B1BCrow, raven
birdU+1F426Generic bird
eagleU+1F985Eagle
black heartU+1F5A4Goth
jack-o-lanternU+1F383Halloween

Questions people ask

Is there a crow emoji?

πŸ¦β€β¬› black bird, added in 2022, is the crow and raven emoji.

Why does πŸ¦β€β¬› show as a bird and a square?

It is a ZWJ sequence; devices without Emoji 15.0 show the parts.

What does πŸ¦β€β¬› mean from a girl?

Usually a gothic, autumnal or mysterious mood.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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