Duck Emoji

Animals

A side-profile depiction of a male mallard duck, featuring a signature iridescent green head, a bright yellow bill, and a mix of brown and grey feathers.

Usage Context

Used to discuss wildlife, nature, or visits to local ponds. It frequently appears in slang or jokes involving the word 'duck'—often as a autocorrect substitute for profanity—or paired with other water-dwelling creatures like 🦢 or 🐟.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of the massive expansion of animal icons. Its inclusion was a highly requested addition by users who wanted a more specific avian representation beyond the generic bird or chicken emojis.

Details

Glyph

🦆

Unicode

U+1F986

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f986:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD86;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bird

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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