Otter Emoji

Animals

A cartoon depiction of a brown otter floating on its back. The design shows the animal with a rounded head, dark eyes, and small paws held against its chest, mimicking the way otters drift in water.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent cuteness, relaxation, or holding hands, as otters are famous for drifting in groups while holding onto one another to stay together. It is a popular choice for expressing affection or referencing river and marine wildlife alongside 🐳 or 🐟.

History

The otter was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0. Its inclusion followed a surge of public requests for more diverse animal representations, specifically those known for their social and playful behaviors in nature.

Details

Glyph

🦦

Unicode

U+1F9A6

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9a6:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDA6;

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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