Cow face Emoji
Animals
A cartoon-style face of a cow, typically shown in white and brown patches with small horns, pointed ears, and a soft muzzle. It is designed to represent the animal in a friendly, approachable way.
Usage Context
Frequently used in conversations about farm life, agriculture, or dairy products. It is the go-to choice when discussing cattle, ranching, or even as a playful way to reference burgers or steak alongside the 🥩 emoji. You might also see it used in memes or casual chat to mock someone or refer to the countryside.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, this emoji helped expand the initial set of animal icons to include more livestock common in rural and agricultural sectors. It gained popularity as smartphone messaging shifted toward using animal characters to represent food sources and environmental themes.
Details
Glyph
🐮
Unicode
U+1F42E
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f42e:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Animals
Subcategory animal-mammal
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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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