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🪹 empty nest emoji
The empty nest emoji 🪹 depicts an empty nest resting on a branch. It is used in contexts related to nests, nesting, and a bird’s home, or when referring to an unoccupied nest. The emoji can also represent the simple idea of an empty home.
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- Category
- Animals & Nature
- Unicode version
- 14.0
- Release year
- 2021
- Unicode sequence
- U+1FAB9
- Emoji version
- 14.0
What does 🪹 mean?
A stylized depiction of an empty bird's nest, typically shown as a woven structure made from twigs and other natural materials, with a hollow interior. Represents the concept of an empty nest, often symbolizing an empty home or the departure of children from the family home. Part of the Animals & Nature category, specifically within the plant-other subcategory.
Common uses
- Symbolizing an empty home: 'The kids have all moved out, and now we have an empty nest 🪹'
- Referring to the departure of children: 'With the last one off to college, it's an empty nest 🪹'
- Expressing loneliness or change: 'Feeling a bit empty nest 🪹 now that everyone's gone'
In a message
After 20 years, our empty nest 🪹 is finally here.
The empty nest 🪹 syndrome is real; it's been a big adjustment.
With the kids gone, our house feels like an empty nest 🪹
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What does 🪹 mean?
A stylized depiction of an empty bird's nest, typically shown as a woven structure made from twigs and other natural materials, with a hollow interior. Represents the concept of an empty nest, often symbolizing an empty home or the departure of children from the family home. Part of the Animals & Nature category, specifically within the plant-other subcategory.
How do I copy Empty Nest?
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Does Empty Nest support skin tones?
This entry has no skin-tone variations in the current catalog. Different platform designs are renderings of the same character, not separate emoji.