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Phoenix emoji πŸ¦β€πŸ”₯

πŸ¦β€πŸ”₯ is the phoenix: a ZWJ sequence of 🐦 bird and πŸ”₯ fire, drawn as a flaming red-and-gold bird. It means rebirth, resilience and comebacks β€” β€œrising from the ashes”, a…

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What the phoenix πŸ¦β€πŸ”₯ emoji means

πŸ¦β€πŸ”₯ is the phoenix: a ZWJ sequence of 🐦 bird and πŸ”₯ fire, drawn as a flaming red-and-gold bird. It means rebirth, resilience and comebacks β€” β€œrising from the ashes”, a fresh start after a hard year, recovery β€” and the mythical bird of Harry Potter, X-Men and Greek legend. Added in Emoji 15.1 (2023), so devices before iOS 17.4 / Android 14 show a bird and a flame. Companions: πŸ”₯ fire, πŸ¦… eagle.

Unicode name: phoenix Β· U+1F426 U+200D U+1F525 Β· Emoji 15.1 (2023) Β· group: Animals & Nature.

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How people use it

  • Rebirth: comebacks, recovery, fresh starts
  • Resilience: surviving hard times
  • Mythology and fandom: Fawkes, X-Men
  • Phoenix, Arizona: the city

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
phoenixU+1F426 U+200D U+1F525Rebirth, firebird
fireU+1F525Fire
birdU+1F426Plain bird
eagleU+1F985Eagle
sunriseU+1F305New day

Questions people ask

What does πŸ¦β€πŸ”₯ mean?

A phoenix β€” rising from the ashes, rebirth, a comeback.

Why does πŸ¦β€πŸ”₯ show as a bird and fire?

It is a ZWJ sequence; older devices show the two parts.

When was the phoenix emoji added?

Emoji 15.1, 2023.

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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