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Swan emoji 🦢

🦢 is the swan: a white swan with a curved neck. It means grace, elegance and beauty — ballet and Swan Lake, weddings, the ugly duckling who grew up — plus lakes, parks…

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What the swan 🦢 emoji means

🦢 is the swan: a white swan with a curved neck. It means grace, elegance and beauty — ballet and Swan Lake, weddings, the ugly duckling who grew up — plus lakes, parks and the “black swan” of unlikely events. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Water birds: 🦆 duck; the other white symbols are on the white emoji page.

Unicode name: swan · U+1F9A2 · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEcalm on the surface, paddling like mad underneath 🦢

How people use it

  • Elegance: compliments, fashion
  • Ballet: Swan Lake, with 🩰
  • Weddings: white and graceful
  • Ugly duckling: glow-ups

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
swanU+1F9A2Grace, elegance
duckU+1F986Duck
doveU+1F54A U+FE0FPeace
white heartU+1F90DWhite
ballet shoesU+1FA70Ballet

Questions people ask

What does 🦢 mean?

A swan — grace, elegance, ballet, or the ugly duckling story.

What does 🦢 mean from a guy?

A compliment on grace or elegance.

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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