Brain Emoji

People

A detailed, pinkish-grey anatomical rendering of a human brain showing the convoluted surface of the cerebral cortex. It clearly depicts the left and right hemispheres.

Usage Context

Used to represent intelligence, deep thinking, mental health, or academic effort. It is the go-to response for showing someone is having a 'big brain moment' or brainstorming ideas. Often paired with 💡 when someone hits on a new solution or 🤯 to show that a concept is mind-blowing.

History

Approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017, this emoji was added to provide a direct way to discuss biology and cognitive processes in digital communication, bridging the gap between scientific anatomy and pop culture slang.

Details

Glyph

🧠

Unicode

U+1F9E0

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9e0:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDE0;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory body-parts

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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