🫁 Lungs Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🫁 Lungs emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🫁 emoji means “I’m okay” or “I’m breathing.” People use it to show they’ve recovered from something difficult, or just to express a feeling of relief. It's a quick way to say you’re doing alright. 🫁 sits in hand emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in red emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🫁 emoji represents lungs. It’s often used to express relief, especially after a stressful situation. People also use it when talking about breathing, health, or medical topics. It can convey a feeling of finally taking a deep breath or a sense of recovery. You might see it after a tough workout, a panic attack, or simply to acknowledge you're feeling okay.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

breath emojibreathe emojiexhalation emojiinhalation emojilung emojiorgan emojirespiration emoji

People also look for it as breathe emoji, breath emoji.

02 — Platforms

Lungs emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1FAC1. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 9.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Lungs emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :lungs:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the lungs, code point U+1FAC1.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🫁 Lungs emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “lungs”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “lungs”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :lungs: and it converts to 🫁 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🫁, in CSS \1FAC1, in JavaScript \u{1FAC1}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Lungs emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the lungs as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Lungs emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around lungs for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

Cool lungs combos

Cute lungs combos

Mood lungs combos

Aesthetic lungs combos

Dark lungs combos

Party lungs combos

Love lungs combos

Flex lungs combos

Unhinged lungs combos

Soft lungs combos

Late night lungs combos

Summer lungs combos

Gaming lungs combos

Y2K lungs combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🫁, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — Emoji Kitchen

Lungs Emoji Kitchen stickers

Mixed with other emojis by Google's Kitchen — 317 stickers exist for the lungs, and 12 of them are below. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

Lungs mixed with Face with Tears of Joy — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 😂

Lungs mixed with Red Heart — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + ❤️

Lungs mixed with Rolling on the Floor Laughing — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 🤣

Lungs mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 😭

Lungs mixed with Folded Hands — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 🙏

Lungs mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 😘

Lungs mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 🥰

Lungs mixed with Smiling Face with Heart-eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 😍

Lungs mixed with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 😊

Lungs mixed with Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 😁

Lungs mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 💕

Lungs mixed with Pleading Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🫁 + 🥺

08 — In conversation

What 🫁 means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the lungs and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

When a girl sends you a 🫁, she’s usually trying to be supportive. She might be acknowledging your struggles and letting you know she's there for you. Sometimes, it’s a gentle way of saying "it's going to be alright."

From a guy

If a guy sends you a 🫁, he's likely trying to show support too. He might be recognizing your stress and offering a little encouragement. It can also simply be a way to acknowledge a shared experience of difficulty.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🫁, you could reply with: “Glad to hear it! 😃”, “Sending you good vibes 💖”, “You got this 💪”, or “Take a deep breath 😌”.

Used in a sentence

09 — Around the world

What 🫁 means in other countries

A literal, clinical image with no slang layer, read almost exclusively as health or breathing related.

Reads the same almost everywhere

health chat

references breathing, smoking, illness, or COVID-era conversations directly

fitness chat

occasionally used for cardio or lung capacity jokes, still literal

Before you send it: No ambiguity to manage here; it reads exactly as the literal body part it depicts.

10 — Apps

What 🫁 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 🫁 emoji means “I’m okay” or “I’m breathing.” People use it to show they’ve recovered from something difficult, or just to express a feeling of relief. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🫁 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🫁 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :lungs:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🫁 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🫁 from the copy button above.

11 — Related

Emojis similar to the Lungs emoji

Same family (body-parts) — often confused with lungs or used alongside it.

People & Body →

🦶Foot 👂Ear 🦻Ear with Hearing Aid 👃Nose 🫀Anatomical Heart 🧠Brain 🦷Tooth 🦴Bone 👀Eyes 👁️Eye 👅Tongue 👄Mouth

Collections 🫁 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

hand emojis red emojis

12 — History

Where the 🫁 Lungs emoji came from

It arrived with the 13.0 release of the standard, which dates the lungs to 2020.

AppleiOS

Twitter / XTwemoji

Lungs emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Lungs emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1FAC1 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2020

Added to the standard

Lungs was approved as U+1FAC1 and shipped in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🫁 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

13 — FAQ

Lungs emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🫁 Lungs emoji mean?

Generally, the 🫁 emoji means “I’m okay” or “I’m breathing.” People use it to show they’ve recovered from something difficult, or just to express a feeling of relief. It's a quick way to say you’re doing alright.

What does 🫁 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you a 🫁, she’s usually trying to be supportive. She might be acknowledging your struggles and letting you know she's there for you. Sometimes, it’s a gentle way of saying "it's going to be alright."

What does 🫁 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you a 🫁, he's likely trying to show support too. He might be recognizing your stress and offering a little encouragement. It can also simply be a way to acknowledge a shared experience of difficulty.

How do you reply to the 🫁 emoji?

If someone sends you 🫁, you could reply with: “Glad to hear it! 😃”, “Sending you good vibes 💖”, “You got this 💪”, or “Take a deep breath 😌”.

What else is the 🫁 emoji called?

Lungs is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “breath emoji”, “breathe emoji”, “exhalation emoji”, “inhalation emoji”, “lung emoji”, “organ emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1FAC1.

What is the Unicode code for 🫁?

The Lungs emoji is U+1FAC1, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). In HTML you can write it as 🫁, and in CSS as \1FAC1.

How do I copy and paste the 🫁 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🫁 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :lungs: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🫁 look the same on every phone?

No. Lungs is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1FAC1. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🫁Lungs Emoji

In your code