Bone Emoji
People
A single, white, dog-style bone shown from a side profile. It features the rounded ends characteristic of a femur or a classic cartoon-style scavenger bone.
Usage Context
Frequently used in conversations about dogs, pets, or treats. Beyond animals, it is often sent to represent something being 'bare bones,' hard work, or spooky themes alongside the 💀 skull emoji. It also appears in contexts regarding injury, health, or fossils.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0, the bone was a highly requested addition to bridge the gap between pet-related communication and anatomical representations that were previously only possible using the skull or skeleton icons.
Details
Glyph
🦴
Unicode
U+1F9B4
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9b4:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory body-parts
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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