What does ๐ง Vampire mean?
A pale figure with fangs and a high-collared cape, the classic vampire of Dracula stories and horror films. It is a Halloween favorite and turns up in talk about vampire books, shows and costumes. People also use it for being a night owl, avoiding sunlight, feeling drained by an โenergy vampire,โ or joking about blood tests and donations. Man and woman vampire versions are also available.
๐ง Vampire is an emoji from the People & Body category (fantasy characters), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about blood, Dracula, fangs, halloween, scary and supernatural.
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๐ง Vampire on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Vampire looks on each platform.
Vampire in every skin tone
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Vampire emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Vampire emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง 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 :vampire:.
When was the Vampire emoji added?
๐ง Vampire was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Vampire emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ง, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ป ๐ง๐ผ ๐ง๐ฝ ๐ง๐พ ๐ง๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ง look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Vampire. The underlying code (U+1F9DB) 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.