brain Emoji
๐ง ยท U+1F9E0 ยท Emoji 5.0
What does the brain emoji mean?
Intelligence and cleverness are conveyed by the brain emoji, which literally represents the human brain, the organ of the body responsible for thought, emotion, and control of bodily functions. Figuratively, it is used to express mental exhaustion, confusion, or being overwhelmed, as well as to signify a great idea or clever thought. In slang, the brain emoji can also be used to imply that someone is crazy or insane, or to jokingly suggest that a person is a genius. It is often used to add a lighthearted or humorous tone to a message.
brain emoji examples
- just had the craziest idea ๐ง
- been studying for hours my brain is mush ๐ง
How to copy the brain emoji
To use the brain emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9E0), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
brain emoji on different platforms
How the brain emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



brain Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ง |
| Name | brain |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F9E0 |
| Shortcode | :brain: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 5.0 (2017) |
brain Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9E0, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :brain:.
People also search for the brain emoji as intelligent, smart.