What does ๐ฆ Lion mean?
A lionโs face framed by a golden mane. As the โking of the jungle,โ it represents courage, pride, leadership and strength, so it is often sent to hype someone up after a brave move. Astrology fans use it for the Leo star sign, and football supporters of teams with lion crests, like Englandโs Three Lions, put it in match-day posts. Safari trips and The Lion King fans use it too.
๐ฆ Lion is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about alpha, animal, face, Leo, mane and order.
Example messages
๐ฆ Lion on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Lion looks on each platform.
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Lion emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Lion emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฆ 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 :lion_face:.
When was the Lion emoji added?
๐ฆ Lion was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ฆ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Lion. The underlying code (U+1F981) 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.