thought balloon
About this emoji
The thought balloon emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category (emotion) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: balloon, bubble, cartoon, cloud.
The thought balloon emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the emotion subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 💭 thought balloon emoji for expressing feelings, reactions, and emotions in messages and social media posts. It is often associated with balloon, bubble, cartoon, cloud.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 💭 |
| Name | thought balloon |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Subgroup | emotion |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F4AD |
| Shortcode alias | :thought_balloon: |
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 :thought_balloon: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “thought balloon” 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.