🧠 is intelligence, “big brain moves” and the joke about lacking one. Copy it here.
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What the brain emoji means
🧠 (brain, Emoji 5.0) means intelligence, thinking and mental effort: “big brain move”, “galaxy brain”, “use your 🧠”. It also stands for mental health and neuroscience in serious contexts, and for the running joke of having no brain (“🧠❌”). In gaming and meme culture, “brain” is the compliment for a clever play and 🧠 is its emoji.
Brain: intelligence, thought or a clever move. In slang, “brain” is praise for smart play.
Is 🧠 used for mental health?
Yes, in awareness and therapy contexts, alongside 💚 and 🫶.
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