What does ๐ Whale mean?
A large whale shown in profile, more realistic than the spouting ๐ณ. It is used for whale-watching trips, marine conservation and anything big and majestic. The phrase โhaving a whale of a timeโ means having great fun, which makes it a happy holiday emoji. It also represents gentle giants, deep-sea calm and ocean documentaries.
๐ Whale is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about animal, beach and ocean.
Example messages
๐ Whale on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Whale looks on each platform.
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Whale emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Whale 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 :whale2:.
When was the Whale emoji added?
๐ Whale 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 Whale. The underlying code (U+1F40B) 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.