Beaver Emoji

Animals

A brown, furry beaver shown in profile facing left, featuring its signature flat, paddle-like tail and prominent orange front teeth. The design highlights its thick coat and rounded shape, characteristic of the North American beaver.

Usage Context

Used to discuss wildlife, nature, or Canadian heritage, the emoji is also frequently deployed in slang to refer to someone who is industrious or working hard, referencing the beaver's reputation for building complex dams. It is often paired with 🪵 to represent wood or 🌲 for forest habitats.

History

The beaver was added to the emoji library in 2020 as part of Unicode 13.0. Its inclusion came after years of requests from users who wanted a more diverse representation of North American fauna, eventually gaining approval alongside other outdoor-themed icons.

Details

Glyph

🦫

Unicode

U+1F9AB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9ab:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDAB;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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