The baby symbol is the universal “there’s a tiny human involved” sign—think restroom wayfinding meets parenting arc. In texts and captions, it flags pregnancy reveals, new-baby drops, or a “baby on board” vibe without typing a whole paragraph. It also moonlights in meme culture for the legendary “I’m baby” energy: soft, needy, dramatic, or playfully helpless—sometimes sweet, sometimes clowning someone for being a crybaby. Bonus use: labeling kid-friendly spaces, diaper-duty moments, or a gentle heads-up that strollers and nap schedules now run the household.
On Apple/iOS, it looks like a clean white pictogram of a diapered baby sitting, rendered on a bright blue rounded-square sign—minimal, no face, no fuss, just pure signage aesthetic. The diaper silhouette (often with a hint of a safety pin shape) is the instantly recognizable detail, like the restroom icons you spot at airports and malls. People drop it in bios to soft-launch parenthood, in group chats to announce the tiniest new party member, or ironically to roast childish takes. Culturally, it nods to real-world “Baby on Board” signs from the ‘80s and the standardized symbols you navigate by when sprinting to a changing table mid-meltdown—relatable content, no translation needed.
Definition
It's a baby! A newly born human. Very small in size when compared to a full grown adult human. Babies are often associated with crawling (moving around with hands and legs touching the ground), since they are still learning to walk on two feet. Babies are also associated with diapers (underwear specially designed to absorb and hold poop and pee), since they are not potty trained.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
654 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:baby_symbol:
Keywords
Baby, Crawl, Newborn, Human, Diaper, Small, Babe
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Transport and Map Symbols
Unicode Range
1F680–1F6FF
Unicode Subcategory
Signage and Other Symbols
Editorial Comment
An orange icon which shows a sleeping infant. Baby changing station. Also, the twerking emoji. Old name: Baby Orange Icon
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Signage and Other Symbols
Names & Annotations
BABY SYMBOL = baby on board, baby changing station Temporary Notes: used as a sign for a baby; Crawling Baby
