Real unicorns don't exist, which is why this white, spiral-horned horse from folklore represents anything rare, magical, or too good to be true. That includes 'unicorn' startups valued at over a billion dollars, a term venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined in 2013.
What 🦄 means
The head of a unicorn, the mythical creature known for having a horse-like body but with a pointy horn extending from the center of its forehead. It has a colorful appearance, with its bright mane and matching muzzle, and is depicted looking to the side.
This emoji signifies a sense of innocence and fantasy. The Unicorn symbol also suggests femininity, magic, and enchantment. It's also the spirit animal of the LGBTQ movement. Various platforms differ in their depiction of this emoji in terms of design.
How and when to use it
- 🦄 is often used when one wants to appear cute and innocent, even childlike.
- A magical and whimsical mood can be represented well with 🦄.
- The elusiveness of a person can be metaphorized through this 🦄 emoji. For example, a person who is always hard to reach can be compared to the sighting an actual unicorn.
- Femininity can be depicted just as well through a 🦄.
Other Names
- 🦄 Horned Animal
- 🦄 Narwhal
- 🦄 Mythical Horned Creature
- 🦄 Fantasy
- 🦄 Pride
- 🦄 Horned Horse
- 🦄 Pony
- 🦄 LGBT
🦄 in real conversations
What does 🦄 mean from a girl?
Being one-of-a-kind — rare, magical, unlike anyone else in the room. "You're a 🦄" is a genuine compliment about someone who doesn't have an equal, the kind of person she'd describe as impossible to replace.
What does 🦄 mean in texting?
Anything rare, magical, or too good to be true — a perfect apartment at a fair price, a partner with zero red flags. "Does he even exist? 🦄" questions whether something that good is actually real.
What does "unicorn" 🦄 mean in business?
A startup worth over a billion dollars, a term venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined in 2013 because such companies were, statistically, that rare. The emoji gets used the same way in tech headlines and pitch-deck memes today.
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature › animal-mammal
- Codepoints
U+1F984- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:unicorn:GitHub · Discord:unicorn_face:Slack · Discord- Keywords
- face, unicorn
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.
Pairs well with
Tap any combo to copy the whole thing.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🦄 Unicorn or 🎈 Balloon?
Runs with a crowd
🦄 keeps company in animal emojis and cute emojis and purple emojis and sparkle emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.