Ox Emoji

Animals

A side-profile depiction of a muscular ox, typically shown in shades of brown or grey with prominent horns. It represents a powerful draft animal used for labor throughout human history.

Usage Context

Used to represent strength, farming, or rural life. It is also a popular pick during the Lunar New Year to celebrate the Year of the Ox, and it frequently appears alongside agricultural icons like 🌾 or livestock like 🐄.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the ox was included to expand the collection of farm animals available for digital messaging. Its inclusion reflects the animal's long-standing role as a vital partner in global agriculture and its status as the second sign of the Chinese zodiac.

Details

Glyph

🐂

Unicode

U+1F402

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f402:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC02;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

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

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