What does 🐬 Dolphin mean?
A grey dolphin leaping through the air. Dolphins are seen as playful, smart and friendly, so it suits beach days, swimming, boat trips and cheerful moods. It also represents marine life and ocean conservation. Fans of the Miami Dolphins use it on game days, and some people send it as a gentle sign of happiness or being in their element in the water.
🐬 Dolphin is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, beach, flipper and ocean.
Example messages
🐬 Dolphin on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Dolphin looks on each platform.
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Dolphin emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Dolphin emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🐬 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 :dolphin:.
When was the Dolphin emoji added?
🐬 Dolphin was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🐬 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Dolphin. The underlying code (U+1F42C) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.