What 🫁 means
🫁 is the lungs emoji, filed under People & Body in the body-parts subgroup of the Unicode emoji index.
It was added in Emoji 13.0 (2020) and the underlying characters entered Unicode in version 13.0 (2020).
How it is encoded
🫁 is a single code point, U+1FAC1.
It is RGI (recommended for general interchange), so every major platform ships artwork for it.
Plain and literal, with a health-adjacent tone.
A lone 🫁 isn't a diagnosis; check the message before assuming bad news.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readings🫁 sent alone
Lungs or breathing, with no clue which topic; read the thread or ask.
In a health or treatment update
Lung-health news or a medical discussion.
With a cigarette or vape mentioned
Smoking or vaping, or their effect on the lungs.
Combination ideas
1A run or cardio session that leaves you out of breath.
Worth knowing
- 🫁 is a single code point, so it survives copying through almost anything — old databases, SMS gateways, printer drivers.
Questions people ask
1Is someone sick if they send 🫁?
Not necessarily. It covers workouts, breathing exercises and smoking or vaping chat as much as illness; the rest of the message sets the tone.
How to type 🫁
Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “lungs”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “lungs”.
Chat apps
:lungs:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.HTML
🫁Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🫁
HTML hex
🫁
CSS content
content: "\1FAC1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%81
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.