Dog face Emoji
Animals
A cartoon-style face of a friendly dog, typically featuring brown and white fur with floppy ears and a happy expression. It captures the essence of a domestic canine without specifying a particular breed.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for pet owners, animal lovers, or anyone wanting to convey loyalty, excitement, or playful vibes. It is frequently sent to signify that someone is heading out for a walk or to express love for a furry companion, often grouped with the paw prints or bone emojis.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the push to bring more expressive animal icons to mobile messaging platforms. It stems from the early Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets, which prioritized recognizable creatures to add personality to short-form text messages.
Details
Glyph
🐶
Unicode
U+1F436
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f436:
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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