parrot
About this emoji
The parrot emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category (animal-bird) since Unicode 11.0. It is associated with: animal, bird, ornithology, parrot.
The parrot emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, specifically the animal-bird subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 11.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🦜 parrot emoji for talking about animals, plants, weather, and the natural world. It is often associated with animal, bird, ornithology, parrot.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🦜 |
| Name | parrot |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Subgroup | animal-bird |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F99C |
| Shortcode alias | :parrot: |
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 :parrot: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “parrot” 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.