dna Emoji
🧬 · U+1F9EC · Emoji 11.0
What does the dna emoji mean?
When exploring the building blocks of life or discussing genetic inheritance, individuals often reach for the 🧬 emoji, which represents a double helix structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, commonly referred to as DNA. This symbol is used to convey the idea of genetic code, heredity, or biological traits. In a figurative sense, the 🧬 emoji can also signify a person's inherent nature or characteristics, while in slang, it may be used to jokingly imply that someone's behavior is predetermined or "in their genes". The 🧬 emoji is also used in scientific and academic contexts to represent the study of genetics or molecular biology.
dna emoji examples
- just found out my ancestry results and my dna is 50% italian 🧬
- my love for pizza must be in my 🧬 because i cant stop eating it
How to copy the dna emoji
To use the dna 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+1F9EC), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
dna emoji on different platforms
How the dna 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.



dna Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧬 |
| Name | dna |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F9EC |
| Shortcode | :dna: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 11.0 (2018) |
dna Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9EC, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :dna:.
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