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Empty nest emoji 🪹 and nest with eggs 🪺

🪹 is the empty nest: a twig nest with nothing in it. 🪺 nest with eggs holds three eggs. They mean nests and nesting — spring birds, Easter — and the human meanings…

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What the empty nest 🪹 and nest with eggs 🪺 emoji means

🪹 is the empty nest: a twig nest with nothing in it. 🪺 nest with eggs holds three eggs. They mean nests and nesting — spring birds, Easter — and the human meanings: empty-nest parents whose kids have left home, and nesting before a baby or in a new home. Both were added in Emoji 14.0 (2021). Related: 🐦 bird, 🥚 egg, 🐣 hatching chick, 🌳 on the tree guide; the season on the Easter list.

Unicode name: empty nest · U+1FAB9 · Emoji 14.0 (2021) · group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGElast one off to uni 🪹 house is very quiet and very tidy

How people use it

  • Empty nest: kids leaving home
  • Nesting: new baby, new home
  • Spring: birds, eggs, Easter
  • Waiting (🪺): something about to hatch

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
empty nestU+1FAB9Empty nest
nest with eggsU+1FABAEggs waiting
birdU+1F426Bird
eggU+1F95AEgg
hatching chickU+1F423Hatching

Questions people ask

What does 🪹 mean?

An empty nest — kids grown and gone, or a bare nest in spring.

Why can’t I see 🪹?

It needs Emoji 14.0 (iOS 15.4, Android 12L or newer).

What does 🪺 mean?

A nest with eggs — nesting, waiting, spring.

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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