Dodo Emoji
Animals
A flightless, stout bird with grey-brown feathers, a distinct hooked beak, and small, curled tail feathers. It represents the large, pigeon-like creature that once inhabited the island of Mauritius.
Usage Context
Frequently used to discuss environmental conservation, the loss of biodiversity, or to mock something as being outdated or long gone. People often use it alongside 🦖 to signal a sense of prehistoric or vanished status.
History
The dodo became a global icon for human-caused extinction after it vanished in the late 17th century. This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, acknowledging the creature's place in cultural memory and science.
Details
Glyph
🦤
Unicode
U+1F9A4
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9a4:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Animals
Subcategory animal-bird
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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