drop of blood Emoji
🩸 · U+1FA78 · Emoji 12.0
What does the drop of blood emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
A drop of blood, the 🩸 emoji represents blood loss or menstruation, and is often used figuratively to signify injury, illness, or exhaustion, while also being used in slang to express shock, surprise, or being overwhelmed, particularly in reference to menstrual health and periods.
How the drop of blood emoji is used
This emoji is frequently used in texting and social media captions to discuss health issues, periods, and reproductive rights, with a tone that ranges from casual and humorous to serious and supportive, and is especially popular among younger generations and feminist communities on platforms like TikTok and Twitter, where it is often used to raise awareness and promote discussion around menstrual health and stigma.
drop of blood emoji examples
- just got my period and i'm dying 🩸
- donating blood today 🩸 hope it helps someone in need
How to copy the drop of blood emoji
To use the drop of blood 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+1FA78), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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drop of blood emoji on different platforms
How the drop of blood emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
drop of blood Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🩸 |
| Name | drop of blood |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1FA78 |
| Shortcode | :drop_of_blood: |
| Emoji version | 12.0 |
| Unicode version | 12.0 |
drop of blood Emoji FAQ
A drop of blood, the 🩸 emoji represents blood loss or menstruation, and is often used figuratively to signify injury, illness, or exhaustion, while also being used in slang to express shock, surprise, or being overwhelmed, particularly in reference to menstrual health and periods.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🩸 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1FA78, introduced in Emoji version 12.0 (Unicode 12.0). Its shortcode is :drop_of_blood:.
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