Pig 🐖
Quick answer
🐖 Pig is an emoji in the Animals & nature category, under “Mammals”. People also find it by searching animal, bacon, farm, pork, sow.
Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Key facts
- Category
- Animals & nature
- Subgroup
- Mammals
- Unicode
- U+1F416
- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Year added
- 2015
- Shortcode
:pig2:
Pig 🐖: Meaning
🐖 Pig is an emoji in the Animals & nature category, under “Mammals”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
People also find it by searching animal, bacon, farm, pork, sow.
How to use 🐖 Pig
Mammal emojis represent pets, wild animals, and personalities: loyal dogs, sly foxes, strong lions.
Example messages
- Walkies with this one 🐖
- Monday energy 🐖
Codes for developers
| Copy emoji | 🐖 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F416 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🐖 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🐖 | |
| CSS | \1F416 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F416} | |
| JavaScript (UTF-16) | \uD83D\uDC16 | |
| Python | \U0001F416 | |
| URL | %F0%9F%90%96 | |
| GitHub | :pig2: | |
| Slack / Discord | :pig2: |
Technical details
- Type
- Single character
- Code points
- 1
- UTF-16
- 2
- UTF-8
- 4 bytes
| 🐖 | U+1F416 | Pig |
History and device support
🐖 was added to the emoji standard in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Emoji 1.0 (2015) brought the five skin tone modifiers and new faces such as the upside-down face.
It is supported on practically every phone, tablet, and computer in use today, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. Each platform draws it in its own style, so it can look slightly different on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp.
How to type it
- WindowsPress Windows + . (period) and search “pig”.
- MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “pig”.
- iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “pig”.
Also searched as
Related keywords
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Name in other languages
- EnglishPig
- EspañolCerdo
- PortuguêsPorco
- FrançaisCochon
- DeutschSchwein
- ItalianoMaiale
- NederlandsVarken
- РусскийСвинья
- УкраїнськаСвиня
- PolskiŚwinia
- TürkçeDomuz
- العربيةخنزير
- فارسیخوک
- اردوسور
- עבריתחזיר
- हिन्दीसुअर
- বাংলাশূকর
- தமிழ்பன்றி
- తెలుగుపంది
- मराठीडुक्कर
- Bahasa IndonesiaBabi
- Bahasa MelayuKhinzir
- Tiếng ViệtLợn
- ไทยหมู
- FilipinoBaboy
- 日本語ブタ
- 한국어돼지
- 简体中文猪
- 繁體中文豬
- KiswahiliNguruwe
Questions and answers
What does the 🐖 Pig emoji mean?
🐖 Pig is an emoji in the Animals & nature category, under “Mammals”. People also find it by searching animal, bacon, farm, pork, sow.
How do I copy and paste the Pig emoji?
Tap or click the large 🐖 at the top of this page to copy it, then paste it with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long press.
How do I type the Pig emoji on a computer?
Press Windows + . (period) and search “pig”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “pig”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “pig”.
When was the Pig emoji added?
The Pig emoji was added with Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
What is the Unicode for 🐖?
The Pig emoji is U+1F416 in Unicode. In HTML, write 🐖.
Which category is the Pig emoji in?
🐖 Pig is in the Animals & nature category, in the “Mammals” subgroup, together with 65 other emojis.
Which emojis are similar to 🐖?
Emojis similar to 🐖 Pig include 🐵 Monkey face, 🐒 Monkey, 🦍 Gorilla, 🦧 Orangutan.
What is the Pig emoji called in other languages?
In other languages it is called Cerdo (Español), Cochon (Français), Schwein (Deutsch), सुअर (हिन्दी), خنزير (العربية), ブタ (日本語).
How many characters is the 🐖 emoji?
🐖 is made of 1 Unicode code point(s). It counts as 2 characters in X (Twitter) and JavaScript, and takes 4 bytes in UTF-8.
What is the official name of 🐖?
Its official Unicode CLDR short name is “pig”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.
What words are associated with 🐖?
Its official keywords are animal, bacon, farm, pork, sow. Typing any of them in an emoji keyboard search usually finds 🐖.
Can I use 🐖 on Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok?
Yes. 🐖 is a standard Unicode emoji, so it works in posts, comments, bios, and messages on Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and Discord.
Does 🐖 look the same on every phone?
No. It is the same character with the same meaning, but Apple and Google draw it differently, so it may look a little different to the person you send it to.
What is the shortcode for Pig?
In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :pig2: to insert 🐖.
Does 🐖 work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It has been part of the emoji standard since Emoji 1.0 (2015), so all current iPhones, Android phones, Windows, and Mac computers support it.
Can I download the Pig emoji as PNG or SVG?
Yes. Use the download box on this page to save 🐖 in Twemoji, Noto, or OpenMoji style as PNG, WebP, or SVG, from 32 to 1024 pixels.