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Parrot emoji 🦜

🦜 is the parrot: a red macaw with blue and yellow wings. It means parrots and tropical birds β€” macaws, cockatoos, budgies, rainforest holidays β€” plus repeating what…

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What the parrot 🦜 emoji means

🦜 is the parrot: a red macaw with blue and yellow wings. It means parrots and tropical birds β€” macaws, cockatoos, budgies, rainforest holidays β€” plus repeating what others say (β€œparroting”) and pirates with πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ. Slack users know the dancing Party Parrot, which is a custom GIF rather than this emoji. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Tropical company: 🦩 flamingo, 🌴 palm tree.

Unicode name: parrot Β· U+1F99C Β· Emoji 11.0 (2018) Β· group: Animals & Nature.

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How people use it

  • Parrots and pets: budgies, macaws
  • Tropical: holidays, rainforests
  • Parroting: copying, repeating
  • Pirates: with πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
parrotU+1F99CTropical bird
flamingoU+1F9A9Flamingo
birdU+1F426Generic bird
pirate flagU+1F3F4 U+200D U+2620 U+FE0FPirate
speaking headU+1F5E3 U+FE0FTalking

Questions people ask

What does 🦜 mean?

A parrot β€” tropical birds, pirates, or repeating things.

Is the party parrot an emoji?

No; it is a custom animated image used on Slack and Discord.

When was 🦜 added?

2018, Emoji 11.0.

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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