What does ๐ฏ Tiger Face mean?
A tigerโs face with bold stripes, usually drawn in a friendly, slightly cartoonish style. It mixes fierceness with cuteness, so people use it for confidence, encouragement and โgo get them, tigerโ moments. The Tiger is a Chinese zodiac sign, making it common in Lunar New Year greetings, and many sports teams called the Tigers use it as their mascot shorthand. For a full prowling tiger, there is ๐ .
๐ฏ Tiger Face is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, big, cat and predator.
Example messages
๐ฏ Tiger Face on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Tiger Face looks on each platform.
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Tiger Face emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Tiger Face emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฏ 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 :tiger:.
When was the Tiger Face emoji added?
๐ฏ Tiger Face was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ฏ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Tiger Face. The underlying code (U+1F42F) 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.