Dog Emoji

Animals

A side-profile depiction of a standing dog, typically shown in a brownish-orange color with perky ears. This icon represents the domestic canine in a generic, non-breed-specific form.

Usage Context

Widely used to discuss pet care, outdoor walks, or to express affection for animals. It serves as a go-to icon when talking about man's best friend and is frequently used alongside the 🐕‍🦺 for service dogs or the 🐩 for specific breeds.

History

The dog was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. Its design draws from early Japanese mobile carrier graphics, which prioritized clear, recognizable silhouettes to help users quickly identify animal categories in text-based messaging apps.

Details

Glyph

🐕

Unicode

U+1F415

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f415:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC15;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

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

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