Thanksgiving's mascot bird, drawn strutting with its tail feathers fanned out in a full display. It's the emoji people reach for on the fourth Thursday of November specifically, dinner-table photos and gratitude posts, and it does light duty the rest of the year for "cold turkey," quitting something all at once.
What ðĶ means
A full-body profile of a turkey with brown and white feathers, a think neck with a tiny head, a protruding beak, and a pinkish snood with caruncles. It is portrayed with a buff body and tiny legs with claws.
The ðĶ Turkey emoji can signify bright-colored physical traits, monogamy (yes, turkeys believe in soulmates), and a great sense of being playful. At the side, this emoji can also refer to that delicious, Christmassy meal (vegetarians and vegans, peace out).
How and when to use it
- If you're posting pictures of your farm or exclusively your turkey farm, use ðĶ in those post captions. You can also do this while sharing pictures or videos of someone else's turkey.
- If you're sharing pictures or videos of a turkey night with the fam or that of a new recipe you tried, then too, you can use ðĶ in that caption.
- If you love turkeys, use ðĶ in your social media profile name.
- Use ðĶ in post captions while sharing posts that are about turkeys, it can be informative content, viral posts, or even funny content.
- ðĶ can also evoke a sense of being fluffy and nurturing. So, you can use this emoji both while trying to convey a motherly vibe, for instance, "Don't worry, kiddo. We'll get through this ðĶ". It induces both hilarity and warmth into a context.
Other Names
- ðĶ Turkey-Cock (a male turkey)
- ðĶ Christmas Bird (again, vegetarians and vegans, we're sorry if you're offended or angry)
- ðĶ Thanksgiving Bird (same as above)
- ðĶ Turkey-Hen
- ðĶ Fowl
- ðĶ Gobbler
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature âš animal-bird
- Codepoints
U+1F983- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:turkey:- Keywords
- bird, gobble, thanksgiving, turkey
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⥠Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first â ðĶ Turkey or ðŠĪ Mouse Trap?
Runs with a crowd
ðĶ keeps company in thanksgiving emojis â tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.