๐ chicken Emoji - Copy & Paste Free
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What Does the ๐ chicken Emoji Mean?
A front-facing chicken with a bright red comb, orange beak, and wide eyes: the adult hen counterpart to the fluffier baby chick emojis. It stands for chickens and poultry generally, farm and countryside life, and eggs at their source. In slang it doubles as an accusation of cowardice, the schoolyard taunt of being 'chicken' rendered in a single glyph.
At a Glance
| Name | ๐ chicken |
|---|---|
| Unicode Codepoint | U+1F414 |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Introduced | Unicode 6.0 ยท iOS 6.0+ |
| Also Known As | chicken |
Last updated: September 2026
chicken on Different Platforms
This emoji may look different across platforms. Here is how chicken emoji appears on popular platforms:
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Shortcodes for chicken ๐
Use these shortcodes to type the chicken emoji in Slack, Discord, and GitHub:
About chicken Emoji
Usage: People drop it into farm and homesteading posts, recipe threads about fried chicken or wings, and captions about backyard hens. It also flavors playful dares, 'don't be a ๐', and mocks someone who backed out of a plan. Occasionally it stands in for the animal itself in petting-zoo or barnyard content.
Approved in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 among the first wave of farm animals. Curiously, several emoji sets give the adult chicken a comically startled expression, which is why it reads so well as the 'coward' taunt online.
What Does the ๐ chicken Emoji Mean?
The ๐ emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category. It is commonly used in digital communication to visually represent chicken.
First introduced in Unicode 6.0, this emoji has become a staple in everyday messaging across platforms including iOS, Android, WhatsApp, and social media.
You may also find this emoji by searching for its alternative names: chicken.
Word Associations
People often pair the ๐ chicken emoji with these words and ideas:
chicken Emoji in Other Languages
How to say the ๐ chicken emoji name around the world:
| English | ๐chicken |
|---|---|
| Espaรฑol | ๐pollo |
| Franรงais | ๐poulet |
| Deutsch | ๐Huhn |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | ๐ใใฏใใช |
| ไธญๆ | ๐้ธก |
| เคนเคฟเคจเฅเคฆเฅ | ๐เคฎเฅเคฐเฅเคเฅ |
| ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ | ๐ุฏุฌุงุฌุฉ |
Emoji names are based on the Unicode CLDR short names for each language.
Platform Support
This emoji is supported on iOS 6.0+, Android, Windows, macOS, and all major social media platforms including WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Facebook, and TikTok.
How to Copy ๐
Simply click the "Copy" button above to copy ๐ chicken emoji to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere - in text messages, social media posts, emails, or documents. Works on all devices and platforms!
Technical Details
Use these code snippets to add the ๐ chicken emoji in your projects:
U+1F414🐔🐔content: '\1F414';"\u{1F414}""\U0001F414""\uD83D\uDC14""\uD83D\uDC14""\u{1F414}""\u{1F414}"Use these codes to insert the chicken emoji in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. Perfect for web developers and designers.
๐ chicken Emoji in Real Chats
Here's how people use the ๐ chicken emoji in everyday messages, captions and comments:
- โchicken? Say less ๐โ: a quick reaction that works in any DM or group chat.
- โThis is such a Animals & Nature moment ๐โ: perfect for texts, Stories and captions.
- โ๐๐๐โ: stack the chicken emoji for extra emphasis and vibes.
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Here are some practical ways to use the ๐ chicken emoji in your messages:
- The new hens finally started laying this week ๐
- You said you'd ride the roller coaster and now you're backing out? ๐
- Marinating the wings overnight for tomorrow's cookout ๐
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between ๐ and ๐?
๐ is a generic front-facing chicken or hen, while ๐ (rooster) is a full-body male bird with a large tail and pronounced comb. Use ๐ for chickens broadly and ๐ specifically for roosters.
Why does ๐ mean coward?
It echoes the English idiom 'you're chicken,' a decades-old taunt for someone too scared to act. The emoji lets people deliver that jab visually, often in dares or when a friend chickens out of a plan.
Is ๐ used for food posts?
Yes, frequently. People pair it with captions about fried chicken, wings, nuggets, or chicken dinners even though the emoji shows a live bird. It's the closest single glyph most keyboards offer for chicken as food.
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