Bison Emoji

Animals

A side profile of a dark brown bison, depicted standing on all four legs. The emoji showcases the animal's signature hump, thick coat of fur, and curved horns.

Usage Context

Used to discuss wildlife, nature, or the North American Great Plains. It is frequently sent in conversations about environmental conservation, Western culture, or as a stand-in for the 🐄 or 🐂 when referring to massive land mammals.

History

The bison was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. Its inclusion followed a long-standing campaign by conservationists and animal rights groups to acknowledge the cultural and ecological importance of the bison as the official national mammal of the United States.

Details

Glyph

🦬

Unicode

U+1F9AC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9ac:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDAC;

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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