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Wing Emoji
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Emoji Overview
Unicode Code Point | U+1FABD 1FABD |
Emoji Name | wing |
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji | 15.0September 2022 |
Category | |
Keywords | wingflightbird |
🪽 Meaning and Explanation
The 🪽 emoji depicts a single, feathered wing, often white or light-colored, suggesting the wing of a bird or an angel. It primarily symbolizes flight, freedom, lightness, and spiritual or angelic qualities.
It can represent aspirations, dreams, or a sense of being uplifted. The emoji conveys a feeling of grace and ethereal beauty.
It is a relatively new emoji, introduced with Unicode 15.0, and is gaining popularity for its versatile symbolic meanings.
🪽 Cultural Background
| Region | Common Meaning | Additional Notes or Misunderstandings |
|---|---|---|
| Global | Flight, freedom, angelic | Generally understood for its literal and symbolic association with wings. |
| Western Cultures | Angels, divine protection, freedom, dreams | Strong association with religious iconography (angels) and concepts of liberation. |
| Eastern Cultures | Spiritual ascent, transcendence, lightness | Can be linked to concepts of spiritual journeys or achieving higher states of being. |
| Figurative Use | Inspiration, upliftment, new beginnings | Often used metaphorically to express positive growth or a sense of being elevated. |
| Newer Emoji | Still establishing broader cultural nuances | As a newer emoji, its full range of cultural interpretations is still evolving, but core meanings are consistent. |