What does ๐ Rooster mean?
A rooster with a red comb and colourful tail, often shown mid-crow. It is the emoji for early mornings and wake-up calls, and it can describe someone cocky and strutting. The Gallic rooster is a national symbol of France, so French sports fans use it often. The Rooster is also a Chinese zodiac sign. Farmers and backyard poultry keepers use it literally.
๐ Rooster is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (birds), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about animal, bird and ornithology.
Example messages
๐ Rooster on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Rooster looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Rooster 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 :rooster:.
When was the Rooster emoji added?
๐ Rooster 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 Rooster. The underlying code (U+1F413) 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.