What does 🐳 Spouting Whale mean?
A cute blue whale shooting a spout of water from its blowhole. It feels cheerful and playful, so people use it for ocean vibes, beach holidays and happy splashy moods. In gambling, gaming and crypto, a whale is someone who spends or holds huge amounts of money. Compared with the more realistic 🐋, this one is more cartoonish and expressive.
🐳 Spouting Whale is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, beach, face and ocean.
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🐳 Spouting Whale on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Spouting Whale looks on each platform.
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Spouting Whale emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Spouting Whale 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 :whale:.
When was the Spouting Whale emoji added?
🐳 Spouting Whale was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Spouting Whale. The underlying code (U+1F433) 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.