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Chicken emoji

๐Ÿ” the bird, ๐Ÿ— the food, and โ€œchickenโ€ as a dare. Copy them here.

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A little context

What the chicken emoji means

๐Ÿ” (chicken) is the bird, ๐Ÿ“ (rooster) the male, ๐Ÿฃ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฅ the chicks, ๐Ÿ— (poultry leg) the food and ๐Ÿฅš the egg. โ€œChickenโ€ as a taunt โ€” โ€œyouโ€™re ๐Ÿ”โ€ โ€” is the main figurative use, along with the โ€œwhy did the chicken cross the roadโ€ joke. ๐Ÿฆƒ is the turkey from the turkey emoji guide, which people confuse with ๐Ÿ”.

Unicode name: chicken ยท U+1F414 ยท Emoji 0.6 (original set) ยท group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEtoo scared to ask for a raise ๐Ÿ”

How people use it

  • Taunt: โ€œ๐Ÿ”โ€ for cowardice
  • Food: ๐Ÿ—
  • Farms: ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฅš
  • Easter: ๐Ÿฃ

Compare the options

EmojiNameUse it forWatch out for
chickenU+1F414Chicken; a cowardThe bird
roosterU+1F413RoosterMale
poultry legU+1F357Poultry leg; the foodFood
turkeyU+1F983TurkeySee the turkey guide

Chat examples

Real messages with ๐Ÿ”, and a reply that fits.

  1. ๐Ÿ” chicken tonight

    ๐Ÿ—

  2. ๐Ÿฃ new chicks

    ๐Ÿฅ

  3. ๐Ÿ“ up at dawn

    ๐ŸŒ…

Questions people ask

What does ๐Ÿ” mean as an insult?

That someone is a coward โ€” chicken.

Is there a fried chicken emoji?

๐Ÿ— poultry leg is the closest.

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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