Owl Emoji

Animals

A detailed illustration of an owl, shown facing forward with large, round yellow eyes, brown and white feathers, and a sharp beak. The image captures the bird's characteristic alert expression.

Usage Context

Used to denote wisdom, nighttime activity, or the act of staying up late. It is a popular choice for academic settings, libraries, or anyone discussing 'night owl' behavior. It is frequently paired with the 🌙 moon or 📚 books when referencing study sessions.

History

The owl was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Unicode 9.0. Its inclusion reflects the bird's long-standing cultural status as a shorthand for intelligence and nocturnal habits in both folklore and modern internet memes.

Details

Glyph

🦉

Unicode

U+1F989

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f989:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD89;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bird

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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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