Dodo Emoji

Animals

A flightless, stout bird with grey-brown feathers, a distinct hooked beak, and small, curled tail feathers. It represents the large, pigeon-like creature that once inhabited the island of Mauritius.

Usage Context

Frequently used to discuss environmental conservation, the loss of biodiversity, or to mock something as being outdated or long gone. People often use it alongside 🦖 to signal a sense of prehistoric or vanished status.

History

The dodo became a global icon for human-caused extinction after it vanished in the late 17th century. This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, acknowledging the creature's place in cultural memory and science.

Details

Glyph

🦤

Unicode

U+1F9A4

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9a4:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDA4;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bird

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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