Giraffe Emoji

Animals

A full-body side profile of a giraffe facing left, recognizable by its long neck, ossicones, and distinct brown-and-tan spotted coat pattern.

Usage Context

Used to describe someone who is exceptionally tall, to represent wildlife and safari trips, or to highlight a unique feature of nature. It is often sent alongside the 🦁 or 🐘 to flesh out a collection of zoo or savanna animals.

History

The giraffe was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0. Its inclusion followed a push to diversify the variety of animals represented in digital communication beyond common pets or domestic livestock, meeting the high user demand for exotic wildlife imagery.

Details

Glyph

🦒

Unicode

U+1F992

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f992:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD92;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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