What does ๐ Tiger mean?
A full-length tiger in mid-stride, looking powerful and alert. Compared with the cuter ๐ฏ face, it feels more serious and wild, suiting safari stories, wildlife documentaries and conservation messages about endangered big cats. People also use it to describe stealthy, focused or fierce behaviour, like someone hunting down a deal or creeping silently through the house.
๐ Tiger is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about animal, big, cat, predator and zoo.
Example messages
๐ Tiger on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Tiger looks on each platform.
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Tiger emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Tiger 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 :tiger2:.
When was the Tiger emoji added?
๐ Tiger 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 Tiger. The underlying code (U+1F405) 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.