Polar bear Emoji

Animals

A detailed profile of a white polar bear, facing left, with a thick coat and small, rounded ears. It depicts the largest land predator on Earth, known for its ability to survive in harsh, freezing environments.

Usage Context

Used to discuss climate change, arctic conservation, or cold weather trips. It is frequently sent alongside ❄️ or 🧊 to set a wintry scene, or used to represent winter sports and wildlife enthusiasts.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, it was highly requested by users who wanted a more specific representation of arctic fauna beyond the standard brown bear 🐻.

Details

Glyph

🐻‍❄

Unicode

U+1F43B U+200D U+2744

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f43b_200d_2744:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC3B;‍❄

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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