๐Ÿถ

๐Ÿถ Emoji meaning

Affection, loyalty, playfulness, pet, sympathy.

๐Ÿถ Meaning

This cute dog face ๐Ÿถ emoji radiates warmth and affection by showing a hanging tongue and cute floppy ears. It symbolizes unconditional loyalty, faithfulness and affection. It is often used to refer to one's pet (โ€œI love my dogโ€œ) or people who are smart or intelligent (โ€œYou smart dog!โ€œ). In chats, the emoji is used to express sympathy or compassion, especially when it comes to our beloved pets. It can also create a playful mood, embodying a desire for fun and joy. In some cases, it is an affectionate reference to a particularly devoted or loyal person. The dog face emoji is a less formal alternative to the full ๐Ÿ• dog emoji, although their uses often overlap.

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Commonly confused with

Same Shape

Dog face
โ†”
Dog

Dog face vs full dog; both generic dog representations.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji โ€œDog faceโ€ was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ adorbs + animal + puppies + puppy

In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- dog face

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ dog face

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ dog + face + pet

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