T-rex Emoji

Animals

A side profile of a Tyrannosaurus Rex rendered in green, featuring sharp teeth, tiny forearms, and a long tail. It depicts the iconic predator from the late Cretaceous period.

Usage Context

Used to represent prehistoric life, dinosaurs in general, or to imply that something is ancient or obsolete. It is frequently sent in conversations about movies like Jurassic Park, or when referring to someone as a 'dinosaur' due to outdated beliefs or habits. It is often paired with the 🦕 sauropod or the 🌋 volcano emoji to build a prehistoric scene.

History

The T-Rex was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0. Its inclusion followed a massive spike in public demand for more diverse animal representations, specifically focusing on extinct species beyond the standard mammals and birds.

Details

Glyph

🦖

Unicode

U+1F996

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f996:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD96;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-reptile

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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