Orca Emoji

Animals

A high-contrast black and white orca, also known as a killer whale, shown leaping or swimming. It features the signature eye patch and sleek, powerful body shape typical of the apex predator.

Usage Context

Used to discuss marine biology, ocean conservation, or trips to aquariums. It serves as a more specific alternative to the generic 🐳 or 🐬 when highlighting the intelligence and social nature of these mammals.

History

The orca was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2024 as part of the expansion of natural wildlife icons. Its inclusion reflects a growing global interest in marine biodiversity and the pop-culture prominence of cetaceans in documentaries and conservation campaigns.

Details

Glyph

🫍

Unicode

U+1FACD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1facd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDECD;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-marine

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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