What does 🦉 Owl mean?
A brown owl with big round eyes, perched and alert. Owls symbolise wisdom, so it suits smart advice and study sessions. Night owls use it for late-night hours, and it is a nod to the green owl mascot of Duolingo, famous for nagging users about their streaks. Harry Potter fans connect it with owl post, and birdwatchers use it literally.
🦉 Owl is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (birds), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about animal, bird, ornithology and wise.
Example messages
🦉 Owl on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Owl looks on each platform.
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Owl emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Owl 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 :owl:.
When was the Owl emoji added?
🦉 Owl was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. 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 Owl. The underlying code (U+1F989) 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.