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A horse, a hoofed mammal used for riding and racing. Depicted as a brown horse in full profile galloping to the left, with a dark, flowing mane and tail.

May be used to represent various types of horses and their metaphorical senses (e.g., mustang, stallion).

May also be used as a compliment to an attractive person.

One of the 12 animals of the <a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese zodiac</a>.a

Not to be confused with <a href="/horse-face/">🐴 Horse Face</a>, <a href="/carousel-horse/">🎠 Carousel Horse</a>, and <a href="/horse-racing/">🏇 Horse Racing</a>, which features a jockey on its back.

Apple&rsquo;s horse is wearing a green saddle blanket, Facebook&rsquo;s a blue blanket with saddle. SoftBank&rsquo;s design <a href="/softbank/2006/horse/">previously</a> featured a racing horse with a jockey.

Horse

Yee-haw! A yellow smiley wearing a wide-brimmed, brown-leather cowboy hat. Its smile varies across platforms.&nbsp;May convey a sense of exuberance, whimsy, confidence, adventure, or other sentiments.

Several vendors, including Apple, feature&nbsp;the same expression as their <a href="/grinning-face-with-big-eyes/">😃 Grinning Face With Big Eyes</a>.

Face with Cowboy Hat

A person shown in the sport of fencing, with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapier">Rapier-style sword</a>, mask, and protective clothing.

Fencer

Male royalty, intended as a gender pair for the <a href="/princess/" title="👸 Princess">princess emoji</a>. Shown as a <a href="/man/" title="👨 Man">man</a> with a crown.

Not a reference to the musician Prince, however the <a href="/man-singer/">man singer emoji on WhatsApp</a> does show a character that bears a heavy resemblance to this artist.

Prince

A&nbsp;jockey riding a <a href="/horse/" title="🐎 Horse">horse</a>&nbsp;in a horse race. Shown riding to the left of screen on all major platforms. Emoji <a href="/emoji-modifier-sequence/">modifiers</a> change the skin tone of the jockey on some platforms, which can be difficult to discern at small sizes.

Horse Racing

A zebra, a horse-like mammal with black-and-white stripes. Variously depicted in full profile on all fours facing left or as a&nbsp;zebra head facing left with a short mane.

Not to be confused with <a href="/horse/">🐎 Horse</a>. Some vendors implement a similar face as their <a href="/horse-face/">🐴 Horse Face</a>.

Apple, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Samsung, and Facebook&rsquo;s designs feature the full animal; Google and Twitter&#39;s&nbsp;designs feature a head with a short mane and black muzzle. Facebook&rsquo;s design <a href="/facebook/2.1/zebra/">previously</a> featured only a zebra head, as did <a href="/samsung/one-ui-1.0/zebra/">Samsung&#39;s</a>.

Zebra Face

A&nbsp;wooden painted horse, found on the carousel at a&nbsp;carnival. Faces to the left-of screen.

A previous version of Windows displayed the carousel horse <a href="/microsoft/windows-8.1/carousel-horse/" title="🎠 Carousel Horse on Microsoft Windows 8.1">facing right</a>, which was changed to <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/carousel-horse/" title="🎠 Carousel Horse on Microsoft Windows 10">face left</a>&nbsp;on Windows 10 for cross-platform consistency.

Carousel Horse

A llama, a long-necked, <a href="/camel/">camel</a>-like animal, native to South America and&nbsp;used for transport and wool. Depicted as a shaggy white, light-brown, or multicolored llama in full profile on all fours facing left.

May be used to represent an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca">alpaca</a> or related animals.

Llama

The face of a princess; a girl or woman wearing a small <a href="/crown/" title="👑 Crown">crown</a> or tiara. Could also be used to represent a Queen or other royalty.

Princess

A person wearing a crown.

<a href="/princess/">👸 Princess</a> and <a href="/prince/">🤴 Prince</a> were added in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Person With Crown was created to represent royalty without being overly specific about gender.&nbsp;

Person with Crown

The face of a horse, generally facing left. Depicted as a light or reddish-brown horse with a dark brown or black mane, and, on many platforms, a light-colored muzzle.

Not to be confused with the full-bodied <a href="/horse/">🐎 Horse</a> or <a href="/horse-racing/">🏇 Horse Racing</a>, though their applications may overlap. Some vendors implement a&nbsp;similar design in <a href="/unicorn/">🦄 Unicorn Face</a> and <a href="/zebra/">🦓 Zebra</a>.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s horse is facing left, as Facebook&rsquo;s <a href="/facebook/1.0/horse-face/">previously</a> was. Microsoft&rsquo;s horse was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/horse-face/">previously</a> looking straight ahead, as was <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/horse-face/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a>, shown with a goofy, full-toothed grin. Softbank <a href="/softbank/2006/horse-face/">previously</a> featured a full-bodied horse.

Horse Face

The face of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn">unicorn</a>, a mythical creature in the form of a white <a href="/horse/">horse</a> with a single, long horn on its forehead. Generally depicted as a white horse head facing left with a pink or purple mane and a yellow or rainbow-colored horn.

In addition to the mythical unicorn, may be used to convey whimsy, fantasy, uniqueness, specialness, peace, and love. Often used for various content related to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_symbols#Unicorns">LGBTQ community</a>, thanks in part to its <a href="/rainbow-flag/">rainbow</a> colors on many platforms. Also often used in association with &ldquo;unicorn&rdquo; startups. Sometimes used as a rainbow or holographic accent color.

Vendors implement the emoji with the same or similar design as <a href="/horse-face/">🐴 Horse Face</a>, but with colorful hair and a horn.

Available as an Apple&nbsp;<a href="/animoji/">Animoji</a>.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s unicorn is facing right. Google&rsquo;s unicorn <a href="/google/android-7.0/unicorn/">previously</a> had a brown mane, <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/unicorn/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> a pink mane. Twitter&rsquo;s unicorn was <a href="/twitter/twemoji-2.0/unicorn/">previously</a> purple-colored with a blue mane.

Unicorn Face

A friendly, cartoon-styled face of a cow looking straight ahead. Variously depicted as a white, brown, or multicolored cow face with a neutral expression, short horns, and a pink or brown muzzle.

Often used with a more affectionate tone than the full-bodied <a href="/cow/">🐄 Cow</a>.

Facebook&rsquo;s design <a href="/facebook/2.0/cow-face/">once featured</a> a more lifelike, brown cow face.

Cow Face

A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_buffalo">water buffalo</a>, a bovine used to plough rice fields in parts of Asia. Depicted in gray or black in full profile on all fours facing left, with a tail and broad horns curled up at the tips.

Often used to represent a bull. Not to be confused with <a href="/ox/">🐂 Ox</a>, though their applications may overlap.

Microsoft&rsquo;s design was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/water-buffalo/">previously</a> brown.

Water Buffalo

A cow, a bovine farmed for its meat or milk. Depicted in full profile on all fours facing left with a black-and-white patched coat (as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holstein_Friesian_cattle">Holstein Friesian</a>) and, on many platforms, a pink udder and horns.

May be used to represent the animal, its food products, or black-and-white coloring. See also <a href="/cow-face/">🐮 Cow Face</a>.

Microsoft&#39;s&nbsp;cow was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/cow/">previously</a> brown, as was <a href="/facebook/2.0/cow/">Facebook&#39;s</a>, which had&nbsp;a bell around its neck.

Two swords with steel blades in an X shape, as crossed for combat between two knights or warriors. Generally depicted as straight, double-edged blades with brown or black, cross-shaped hilts, points directed up.&nbsp;Commonly used as a symbol for battle, fighting, or a contest, as in sports.

Sometimes shown with golden handles. Several vendors implement the same design as for their <a href="/dagger/">🗡️&nbsp;Dagger</a>.&nbsp;Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/crossed-swords/">previously featured</a> stylized, white swords on a green square, as a sign or icon of war.

May be paired with (or defended by) <a href="/shield/">🛡️&nbsp;Shield</a>. Not to be confused with <a href="/hammer-and-pick/">⚒️&nbsp;Hammer and Pick</a> or <a href="/hammer-and-wrench/">🛠️&nbsp;Hammer and Wrench</a>.

Crossed Swords

A shield, as blocks swords in close combat. Color and style varies across platforms, but generally depicted in a <a href="/kite/">kite</a> shape with a metal border and simple pattern.

Commonly used to represent various content concerning battle, defense, security, and protection.

Apple and Microsoft&rsquo;s designs feature a red and white sawtooth pattern, Facebook and WhatsApp&rsquo;s blue and white checkers.

May be paired with (or fending off) <a href="/crossed-swords/">⚔️&nbsp;Crossed Swords</a> or <a href="/dagger/">🗡️&nbsp;Dagger</a>.&nbsp;Not to be confused with <a href="/japanese-symbol-for-beginner/">🔰&nbsp;Japanese Symbol for Beginner</a>.

Shield

A ram, a male sheep with large, spiraling horns. Generally depicted in full profile on all fours facing left with a thick, white fleece and light-brown horns.

Occasionally used to represent antelopes and related animals. Not to be confused with <a href="/ewe/">🐑 Ewe</a>, though their applications may overlap.

Often considered (in lieu of <a href="/goat/">🐐 Goat</a>) one of the 12 animals of the <a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese zodiac</a>. Also often used to represent&nbsp;<a href="/aries/">♈ Aries</a>&nbsp;(the Ram) in the Western zodiac.

WhatsApp and Facebook&rsquo;s designs resemble a bighorn sheep, as <a href="/apple/ios-10.2/ram/">Apple&rsquo;s</a> once did. Google&#39;s design <a href="/google/android-8.0/ram/">previously</a> had its eyes closed.

A ewe, or female sheep raised for its wool, meat, and milk and without the spiraling horns of a ram. Depicted in full profile on all fours facing left with a thick, white fleece and black, gray, or white skin.

Not to be confused with <a href="/ram/">🐏 Ram</a>, though their applications may overlap.

Often considered (in lieu of <a href="/goat/">🐐 Goat</a>) one of the 12 animals of the <a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese zodiac</a>.

<a href="/apple/ios-10.2/ewe/">Apple</a> and <a href="/google/android-7.0/ewe/">Google&rsquo;s</a> designs previously depicted a ram. <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/ewe/">Samsung</a> and <a href="/facebook/2.0/ewe/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> designs previously featured only a ewe face.

Sheep

A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromedary">dromedary</a> camel, a long-necked mammal with one large hump on its back. Depicted in light&nbsp;or yellowish brown in full profile on all fours facing left.

Not to be confused with <a href="/two-hump-camel/">🐫&nbsp;Two-Hump Camel</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactrian_camel">Bactrian</a>), though their applications generally overlap.

May be used in association with deserts, the Middle East, and Wednesday (Hump Day).

Samsung&rsquo;s design features a camel with a shaggy head of hair and slight smile. Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-7.0/camel/">previously</a> featured a blanket on its back, as for transport.

Dromedary Camel

A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactrian_camel">Bactrian</a> camel, a long-necked mammal with two large humps on its back. Depicted in light or yellowish brown, sometimes with a shaggy mane and humps, in full profile on all fours facing left.

Not to be confused with <a href="/camel/">🐪 Camel</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromedary">dromedary</a>), though their applications generally overlap.

May be used in association with deserts, the Middle East and Central Asia, and Wednesday (Hump Day).

Samsung&rsquo;s design features a camel with a shaggy head of hair and slight smile. Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-7.0/two-hump-camel/">previously</a> featured a blanket on its back, as for transport.

Bactrian Camel

The face of a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon">dragon</a>, a mythical creature resembling a giant reptile found in the folklore of many cultures. Depicted as a green, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon">Chinese-styled dragon</a> looking straight ahead or facing left. Often shown with huge nostrils, baring large teeth and a red tongue, with antler-like structures on its head, whisker-like tendrils by its nostrils, and a green or yellow mane.

See also <a href="/dragon/">🐉&nbsp;Dragon</a>. One of the 12 animals of the&nbsp;Chinese zodiac. Commonly used on&nbsp;<a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese New Year</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day">St. George&#39;s Day</a>. Also used for various medieval&nbsp;and fantasy content.

Available as an Apple&nbsp;<a href="/animoji/">Animoji</a>.

Microsoft&#39;s dragon face was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/dragon-face/">previously</a> red and looking straight ahead. <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/dragon-face/">Samsung&#39;s</a> dragon face previously resembled a red, friendly, cartoon-styled <a href="/angry-face-with-horns/">imp</a> with horns.

Dragon Face

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Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated versions of Apple&rsquo;s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.

Animated versions of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs, used by Google Messenger.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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An animated subset of the licensable JoyPixels emoji set.

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device&rsquo;s messaging functionality.

A minimalist, monochrome version of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs.

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

A licensable emoji design set.

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An open-source emoji design set consisting of user-submitted emoji designs.

Previously used by Facebook&rsquo;s Messenger platform. Discontinued in 2017, replaced by flagship Facebook emoji set.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

Custom emoji set previously used on HTC devices. Discontinued in 2016, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile phone carrier that created the earliest emoji set currently on record. Discontinued in 2016 following 2014 update, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile phone carrier responsible for the most famous early emoji set from 1999. Discontinued in 2013, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Open-source emoji set designs for 2015&rsquo;s Firefox OS 2.5 update, but never implemented.

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