Dog face Emoji

Animals

A cartoon-style face of a friendly dog, typically featuring brown and white fur with floppy ears and a happy expression. It captures the essence of a domestic canine without specifying a particular breed.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for pet owners, animal lovers, or anyone wanting to convey loyalty, excitement, or playful vibes. It is frequently sent to signify that someone is heading out for a walk or to express love for a furry companion, often grouped with the paw prints or bone emojis.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the push to bring more expressive animal icons to mobile messaging platforms. It stems from the early Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets, which prioritized recognizable creatures to add personality to short-form text messages.

Details

Glyph

🐶

Unicode

U+1F436

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f436:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC36;

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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