What does ๐ Horse mean?
A racehorse at full gallop, mane and tail flying. It is the emoji of horse racing, betting tips and big race days, and it also conveys speed, momentum and charging ahead. People use it for idioms like โdark horseโ or โgetting back on the horseโ after a setback. The Horse is one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, so it also shows up in Lunar New Year messages.
๐ Horse is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, equestrian, farm, racehorse and racing.
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๐ Horse on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Horse looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Horse 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 :racehorse:.
When was the Horse emoji added?
๐ Horse 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 Horse. The underlying code (U+1F40E) 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.