breast-feeding Emoji
๐คฑ ยท U+1F931 ยท Emoji 5.0
What does the breast-feeding emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 ยท Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Literally, the ๐คฑ emoji represents a woman breast-feeding a baby, but figuratively it symbolizes motherhood, nurturing, and care, and is often used to express a range of emotions and ideas related to parenting and childcare. In slang usage, the ๐คฑ emoji can also represent a strong bond between a mother and child, or a sense of devotion and dedication. This emoji is also used to promote awareness and support for breast-feeding, and to help normalize the practice in public and online spaces. Overall, the ๐คฑ emoji is a powerful symbol of maternal love and care.
breast-feeding in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
๐ป Light๐ผ Medium-light๐ฝ Medium๐พ Medium-dark๐ฟ Dark
How the breast-feeding emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are common places to find the ๐คฑ emoji, where it is often used in captions and comments to celebrate motherhood and share experiences related to parenting and childcare. The tone of messages using this emoji can range from heartfelt and sentimental to humorous and lighthearted, depending on the context and the relationship between the sender and recipient. On some platforms, particularly those popular with younger generations, the ๐คฑ emoji may be used in a more casual or ironic way, while on others it may be used in a more serious or activist sense. In online communities focused on parenting and childcare, the ๐คฑ emoji is often used to create a sense of solidarity and support among mothers.
breast-feeding emoji examples
- just had the best nursing session with my little one ๐คฑ
- being a mom is the hardest job i've ever loved ๐คฑ
How to copy the breast-feeding emoji
To use the breast-feeding emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F931), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
breast-feeding emoji on different platforms
How the breast-feeding emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.



breast-feeding Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐คฑ |
| Name | breast-feeding |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F931 |
| Shortcode | :breast_feeding: |
| Emoji version | 5.0 |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
breast-feeding Emoji FAQ
Literally, the ๐คฑ emoji represents a woman breast-feeding a baby, but figuratively it symbolizes motherhood, nurturing, and care, and is often used to express a range of emotions and ideas related to parenting and childcare. In slang usage, the ๐คฑ emoji can also represent a strong bond between a mother and child, or a sense of devotion and dedication.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste ๐คฑ wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F931, introduced in Emoji version 5.0 (Unicode 5.0). Its shortcode is :breast_feeding:.
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