What does ๐ Boar mean?
A wild boar head with bristly fur and sharp tusks. It feels rougher than the farmyard ๐ท, so it suits hunting, forest walks, wild game dinners and charging headfirst into something. In the Japanese zodiac the final animal is the boar rather than the pig, so it is used in New Year greetings there. Fans of Asterix will recognise it as the favourite feast of Obelix.
๐ Boar is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal and pig.
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๐ Boar on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Boar looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Boar emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :boar:.
When was the Boar emoji added?
๐ Boar was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Boar. The underlying code (U+1F417) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.