brain
About this emoji
The brain emoji is part of the People & Body category (body-parts) since Unicode 5.0. It is associated with: brain, intelligent, smart, body.
The brain emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the body-parts subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 5.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🧠 brain emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with brain, intelligent, smart, body.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🧠 |
| Name | brain |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | body-parts |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9E0 |
| Shortcode alias | :brain: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :brain: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “brain” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.