What does ๐ Water Buffalo mean?
A dark water buffalo with wide, swept-back horns. These animals work rice paddies across South and Southeast Asia, so the emoji often appears in travel posts from the region and in talk of farming life. Cheese fans use it for real buffalo mozzarella. In the Philippines, the carabao is a beloved national symbol of hard work and patience, a meaning the emoji carries well.
๐ Water Buffalo is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about animal and zoo.
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๐ Water Buffalo on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Water Buffalo looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Water Buffalo 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 :water_buffalo:.
When was the Water Buffalo emoji added?
๐ Water Buffalo 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 Water Buffalo. The underlying code (U+1F403) 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.