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turkey Emoji

The 🦃 turkey emoji represents a turkey bird, often used for food, holidays, and animal-themed content.

U+1F983

The 🦃 symbol is the Unicode “TURKEY” emoji (U+1F983). It’s commonly used in messages about Thanksgiving, cooking, and animals.

turkey Emoji Meaning

🦃 (TURKEY, U+1F983) is most often used to refer to a turkey—an animal and a food associated with festive meals. In casual chat and social posts, it commonly signals Thanksgiving or a turkey dinner, menus, recipe ideas, and reminders to cook or serve “the turkey.” Beyond holidays, it can simply represent turkeys in animal-themed contexts, nature observations, farm or wildlife content, and even playful humor about birds. Because its appearance can vary slightly between platforms, it’s best treated as an emoji “turkey” icon for communication rather than a precise illustration.

Common uses

  • Thanksgiving and holiday meal posts
  • Sharing turkey recipes, cooking tips, or menu items
  • Animal and wildlife-themed captions or school projects
  • Promoting farm-to-table or restaurant specials
  • Playful invitations or event announcements (e.g., “turkey dinner”)

Examples

🦃 Turkey Symbol (U+1F983)

  • 🦃Dinner is ready—🦃 time!
  • 🦃Our special this week: roasted 🦃 with sides.
  • 🦃I saw a 🦃 near the trail today.
  • 🦃Who’s bringing the 🦃? Let’s coordinate!
  • 🦃Turkey day plans: 🦃, family, and pie.

Variations

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Technical codes

UnicodeU+1F983
HTML Entity🦃
HTML Code🦃
CSS\1F983

FAQ

What does the turkey emoji mean?

🦃 (TURKEY, U+1F983) is most often used to refer to a turkey—an animal and a food associated with festive meals. In casual chat and social posts, it commonly signals Thanksgiving or a turkey dinner, menus, recipe ideas, and reminders to cook or serve “the turkey.” Beyond holidays, it can simply represent turkeys in animal-themed contexts, nature observations, farm or wildlife content, and even playful humor about birds. Because its appearance can vary slightly between platforms, it’s best treated as an emoji “turkey” icon for communication rather than a precise illustration.

What Unicode code point is 🦃?

🦃 is Unicode TURKEY, code point U+1F983.

How do I copy 🦃 in HTML?

Use the HTML entity: 🦃

How can I use 🦃 in JavaScript?

You can use \\u{1F983} in JavaScript.

Is 🦃 always about Thanksgiving?

Not always—while it’s commonly used for turkey dinners and Thanksgiving themes, it can also be used generally for turkeys and animal-related content.