Panda Emoji

Animals

A cartoonish, front-facing head of a giant panda. It features black patches around the eyes and ears, with a soft, rounded white face that highlights its gentle expression.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent wildlife conservation, denote cuteness, or as a term of endearment for a friend. It often appears alongside other nature-themed icons like 🌿 or 🎋 to suggest a natural habitat or a love for the environment.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, the panda was originally included to expand the set of recognizable animals found in digital messaging. It remains one of the most popular animal emojis, frequently appearing in viral social media posts about animal sanctuaries and conservation efforts.

Details

Glyph

🐼

Unicode

U+1F43C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f43c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC3C;

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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