What Does the 🕊️ Emoji Mean?

When you think about emojis, the first ones that come to mind are probably smiley faces and various hearts, but that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to these versatile and innumerable symbols.

One beloved but less-discussed category of emojis is animals, which includes the classic dove 🕊️. Like most emojis, its rich meaning goes beyond the literal bird with a branch. If you're curious about all of the things it symbolizes, just keep scrolling.

The 🕊️ Symbol

The 🕊️ emoji shows a white dove with its wings spread, flying from right to left with its feet tucked away and carrying a green olive branch in its beak.

It was approved as part of Unicode 7.0 back in 2014, and then added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015, originally known by the title "Dove of Peace."

 

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What 🕊️ Means

Taken at face value the 🕊️ dove can represent flight and feeling a free as a bird. It's also an animal rich with symbolism, as the image of a dove carrying an olive branch is a popular symbol of peace. In this context, the emoji can represent everything from love and harmony to innocence, agreement, gentleness or even faith. People might also use it as a symbol to spread joy, to celebrate births or unions or commiserate and support with loss, often with religious connotations.

 

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🕊️ From a Crush

The 🕊️ emoji isn't one people really use in a risque or aggressively flirtatious manner, typically reflecting friendship, togetherness or a deeper type of relationship instead. Your crush might use it as a symbol of affection or gratitude, or to reflect their faith in better things and a brighter future. If you've had a disagreement recently, they might use this emoji to suggest that they want to resolve the situation and for both of you to come to a peaceful agreement. The dove might also reflect that they feel blessed to have you in their life in some way. Be sure to pay attention to the context to determine whether they mean it in a general, friendly way, or the dove might mean something more.

 

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