Water buffalo Emoji

Animals

A side profile of a sturdy water buffalo, depicted with dark grey or brown fur, distinctive curved horns, and a bulky, powerful build. It captures the heavy-set anatomy of this large bovine common to rural landscapes.

Usage Context

Frequently used to represent rural life, agriculture, or heavy labor. It is often utilized in discussions about farming, traditional livestock, or regional wildlife. It serves as a more specific, rugged alternative to the standard 🐄 or 🐂 when referring to animals adapted for marshy or tropical environments.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial push to expand the animal catalog for global communication. Its inclusion recognizes the water buffalo’s critical role in agriculture across Asia and parts of Africa, where it has served as a beast of burden for thousands of years.

Details

Glyph

🐃

Unicode

U+1F403

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f403:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC03;

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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