Dove

🕊️ is the dove emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bird”, “fly”, “ornithology”, and “peace”.

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Birdwatching, nature, and pet-bird posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: DOVE OF PEACE
CLDR short name: dove
Codepoint: U+1F54A U+FE0F
Hex: 1F54A FE0F
Emoji version: 0.7
Unicode version: 7.0
First released: 2014
Unicode group: Animals & Nature
Unicode subgroup: animal-bird
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.

:dove:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

bird · dove · fly · ornithology · peace

How it looks

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Questions people ask

What does the 🕊️ dove emoji mean?: 🕊️ is the dove emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bird”, “fly”, “ornithology”, and “peace”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🕊️?: U+1F54A U+FE0F: the character U+1F54A (DOVE OF PEACE) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+1F54A as a plain text symbol.
When was the 🕊️ dove emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.7, published in 2014, alongside Unicode 7.0. 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 “dove”. 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 :dove: 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.