Bird emoji and their meanings
๐๏ธ is the dove of peace, used for peace, hope, weddings and memorials. ๐ฆ eagle stands for freedom and strength, ๐ฆ owl for wisdom and night owls, ๐ฆข swan for grace and love, and ๐ฆฉ flamingo for summer and tropical vibes. ๐ค ๐ฃ ๐ฅ baby chicks are the cute choice for spring and Easter.
Newer birds such as ๐ฆโโฌ๏ธ black bird and ๐ฆโ๐ฅ phoenix are combinations: ๐ฆ joined with โฌ๏ธ or ๐ฅ. On older devices they show as two separate emoji. ๐ชถ feather and ๐ชฟ goose are fairly new as well, so check that your readers can see them.
Egyptian bird hieroglyphs
Birds are everywhere in Egyptian hieroglyphs, and many of them spell sounds. ๐ the owl is the letter m, ๐ฟ the Egyptian vulture is the sound Egyptologists write as ๊ฃ (alef), and ๐ ฑ the quail chick is w. Others carry ideas: ๐ the falcon stands for the god Horus and ๐ the ibis on a standard for Thoth.
The small bird ๐ ช is sign G37, a sparrow. Scribes used it as a determinative, a silent sign at the end of words for things that are small, bad or weak. ๐ จ, the swallow, is used to write wr, "great". See more signs on the Egyptian symbols page.
Text birds for bios
Text birds like (โขำฉโข) and (ใปฮใป) use the Cyrillic letter ำฉ and the Greek letter ฮ as a beak. For birds flying in the distance, small v-shaped letters like แต do the job. They keep your font color and fit in usernames where emoji are blocked.
Pair birds with wings symbols or butterfly symbols for an airy, aesthetic bio, or use ๐๏ธ with the peace symbol.
How to type a bird symbol
Search for "bird", "dove" or "owl" in your phone's emoji keyboard. On Windows press Win + ., on a Mac press Control + Command + Space. Hieroglyphs are not on any keyboard, so copy them from this page.