Brain

🧠 is a brain. It means intelligence, thinking hard, or a clever “big brain” idea.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BRAIN
CLDR short name: brain
Codepoint: U+1F9E0
Hex: 1F9E0
Emoji version: 5.0
Unicode version: 10.0
First released: 2017
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: body-parts
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:brain:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

brain · intelligent · smart

How it looks

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🧠. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🧠 brain emoji mean?: 🧠 is a brain. It means intelligence, thinking hard, or a clever “big brain” idea.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🧠?: U+1F9E0, named BRAIN in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🧠 brain emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 5.0, published in 2017, alongside Unicode 10.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🧠 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “brain”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🧠 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🧠?: On GitHub, type :brain: and it turns into 🧠 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.