Meaning
This emoji depicts a figure with a rounded belly in a neutral, gender-ambiguous style—representing pregnancy without specific gender presentation. The design prioritizes inclusivity by showing a pregnant body without traditional feminine or masculine coding.
It's used by people of all genders who are pregnant, making it the most inclusive option for pregnancy announcements and discussions. LGBTQ+ individuals, non-binary people, and anyone uncomfortable with gendered pregnancy representation might choose this emoji. You'll see it in progressive spaces, queer family announcements, and medical or educational contexts that respect diverse identities.
It works in straightforward pregnancy announcements, celebrations, and conversations about reproductive health and rights. Like its gendered counterparts, it can occasionally be used playfully to reference a full stomach or bloating, though context usually clarifies the intent.
Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 14 in 2021 alongside the pregnant man variant, this emoji represents a deliberate move toward gender-neutral language in emoji design. It sits alongside the pregnant woman emoji (2016) and pregnant man emoji, giving users choice in how they represent pregnancy in their own way. The three variants now collectively acknowledge that pregnancy is a shared human experience across gender identities.
Common Uses
- • Announcing pregnancy inclusively
- • Celebrating non-binary and transgender parenthood
- • Discussing gender-neutral reproductive health
- • Using in formal or medical contexts
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The pregnant person emoji arrived in Unicode Emoji 14 (2021) as part of a suite of gender-neutral variants, making it one of the clearest signals that modern emoji is designed with inclusivity and diverse identities in mind from the start.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:pregnant_person: :pregnant_person: :pregnant_person: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🫄 |
| HTML (hex) | 🫄 |
| CSS | \1FAC4 |
| JavaScript | \uD83E\uDEC4 |
| Python | \U0001FAC4 |
| Java | \uD83E\uDEC4 |
| Perl | \x{1FAC4} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1FAC4} |
| Punycode | xn--2s3o |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%AB%84 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0xAB 0x84 |
🫄 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | গর্ভাবস্থায় ব্যাক্তি |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 怀孕的人 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 懷孕的人 |
| Danish | gravid person |
| Dutch | zwanger persoon |
| English | pregnant person |
| English (UK) | pregnant person |
| Estonian | rase inimene |
| Finnish | raskaana oleva henkilö |
| French | personne enceinte |
| German | schwangere Person |
| Hindi | गर्भवती |
| Hungarian | terhes személy |
| Italian | persona incinta |
| Japanese | 妊娠した人 |
| Korean | 임신한 사람 |
| Lithuanian | nėščias asmuo |
| Malay | orang hamil |
| Norwegian | gravid person |
| Polish | osoba w ciąży |
| Portuguese | pessoa grávida |
| Russian | беременный человек |
| Spanish | persona embarazada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | persona embarazada |
| Swedish | gravid person |
| Thai | คนตั้งครรภ์ |
| Ukrainian | вагітна людина |
| Vietnamese | người mang bầu |