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馃晩锔� Dove of Peace emoji
[duhv uhv pees ih-moh-jee]
What does 馃晩锔� Dove of Peace emoji mean?
The dove of peace emoji or dove emoji was originally designed to be a religious symbol that resonated with Christian and Jewish users as well as a symbol for peace.
However, users have adopted this symbol for secular use to simply mean bird and to express a love for the beauty of nature.
Where does 馃晩锔� Dove of Peace emoji come from?
罢丑别听dove of peace emoji shows a white bird, mid-flight clutching a sprig of green in its yellow beak. While Google shows the bird as flat and cartoon-like, Apple adds more details to give it a three dimensional look. Microsoft surrounds their bird with a thick black border.
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That sprig of green is mean to be an olive branch. In the Old Testament of the Bible, a dove appears to Noah, a profit God saved from a global flood sent to cleanse the Earth of sin. Noah sends a dove out from his ark and the dove returns with an olive branch in its beak showing the flood waters have gone down. Christians regard the dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit and God鈥檚 peace.
This is the background for the emoji, which was approved by the Unicode Consortium in 2015 along with other spiritual emojis meant to provide a greater representation of the world鈥檚 religions. These included three different types of crosses and the Sanskrit meditation sound 鈥淥M.鈥�
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Who uses 馃晩锔� Dove of Peace emoji?
Reflecting the religion intention of the dove of peace emoji, Christians and other religious people use this emoji in posts about religious ceremonies like baptisms and church services as well as in posts indicating a need of prayers.
But, you don鈥檛 have to be religious to use the dove of peace emoji. Bird and nature lovers use the dove emoji to express their appreciation for the beauty of the natural world and their excitement about bird sightings.
You will often see the dove emoji in posts related to the Audubon Society, a bird-focused conservation organization.
Building off that, the dove emoji is also used to express love and excitement about things are aren鈥檛 actual birds but reference birds or have the word bird in them.
Doves are pretty, and, so, you can use this emoji to say someone looks pretty in their post.
The dove of peace emoji can also signal peace in a secular context. If you are feuding with a pal and are ready to make amends, send them a small聽dove emoji as if to say “I don鈥檛 want to fight anymore.”
It is also used in posts about loved ones who have passed away to signal 鈥渞est in peace.鈥� Finally, it can mean peace on a global scale.
Finally, Prince fans use the dove emoji as a reference to his 1984 power ballad 鈥淲hen Doves Cry.鈥�
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