What does ๐ Dragon mean?
A full-bodied green dragon, usually long and snake-like in the East Asian tradition. It suggests power, fantasy and legendary strength. Fans of fantasy shows, role-playing games and epic novels use it for anything with dragons, and it appears in Chinese New Year and Dragon Boat Festival posts. People also use it to describe someone fierce or a boss-level challenge.
๐ Dragon is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (reptiles & dinosaurs), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about animal, fairy, fairytale, knights and tale.
Example messages
๐ Dragon on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Dragon looks on each platform.
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Dragon emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Dragon 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 :dragon:.
When was the Dragon emoji added?
๐ Dragon was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Dragon. The underlying code (U+1F409) 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.