Lungs emoji 🫁
🫁 is the lungs: a pair of pink lungs with the windpipe above them, drawn anatomically. It means breathing — “take a deep breath 🫁”, breathwork and meditation, running…
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What the lungs 🫁 emoji means
🫁 is the lungs: a pair of pink lungs with the windpipe above them, drawn anatomically. It means breathing — “take a deep breath 🫁”, breathwork and meditation, running out of breath after a race — and lung health: asthma, quitting smoking, lung cancer awareness, respiratory illness. Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020) with 🫀 anatomical heart, it was one of the first emoji to show a realistic internal organ. For the act of exhaling use 😮💨 face exhaling; for calm breathing, 🧘 lotus position.
Unicode name: lungs · U+1FAC1 · Emoji 13.0 (2020) · group: People & Body.
How people use it
- Breathing: breathwork, calm, “just breathe”
- Lung health: asthma, quitting smoking, awareness months
- Fitness: cardio, out of breath
- Medicine: respiratory care, nursing
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| lungsU+1FAC1 | Breathing, lung health | |
| anatomical heartU+1FAC0 | The heart organ | |
| face exhalingU+1F62E U+200D U+1F4A8 | Breathing out | |
| person in lotus positionU+1F9D8 | Calm breathing | |
| no smokingU+1F6AD | Quit smoking | |
| stethoscopeU+1FA7A | Check-up |
Questions people ask
What does 🫁 mean?
Lungs — breathing, or lung and respiratory health.
Is there a breathe emoji?
🫁 lungs and 😮💨 face exhaling are the two; 🧘 is used for breathing exercises.
Why can’t I see 🫁?
It needs Emoji 13.0 support (iOS 14.2, Android 11 or newer).
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.
