Animal Emoji PNG
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Humans have been sharing the earth with all kinds of animals since ancient times. This is why so many idioms contain animal names and why we often refer to the symbolism behind these words. Our brains are wired to tap into that ancient source of symbolic shortcuts, even though we don’t frequently see animals in our urban jungle today.
At least not the wild ones!
We use animal emojis in pretty much the same way as the names of these animals. But how exactly can you leverage such emojis, and what are some benefits of using them instead of the respective words?
Meaning and Use of the Animal Emoji
🦁 The meaning of the Lion emoji can, of course, be literal. We can use it, for instance, to talk about a visit to the zoo or watching a TV show about lions. Yet, this is probably not the most popular use case.
A more creative way to use it is when implying someone has the qualities of a lion. For instance, they behaved like a great leader, were brave, or generous. This set of connotations is inspired by the lion’s status as the king of the jungle. In some situations, we can use it to mean anger. As if someone was roaring at someone.
There’s more to the lion icon than that, though! After all, the lion is just a big cat, so it’s associated with affection and even passion. Additionally, the Lion emoji can mean ♌ Leo, a zodiac sign in the Western tradition.
🐶 Be cautious with the Dog Face emoji. Due to the slang meaning of this phrase, “an ugly person,” it can be interpreted as offensive when you didn’t even mean it like that.
Other than this consideration, the Dog Face emoji is safe and can represent some of the qualities associated with this animal: its playfulness and loyalty, its ability to be someone’s faithful friend, and to protect.
It can also be used to say that someone is walking with a dog, owns a dog, or was bitten by a dog. Compared with the Dog emoji, which features the whole animal, this one looks more cartoonish and playful.
🦊 The Fox emoji is often used to symbolize mischief and flattery. Plots of many fairy tales and other works of fiction are based on emphasizing these qualities. Here, foxes are frequently antiheroes who create obstacles and are seen as evil. On a more positive note, though, this emoji can mean intelligence and intuition, someone’s ability to adapt to a situation.
This emoji also has a playful aspect, as the words “fox” and “foxy” are often used to describe someone with sex appeal.
Technical Information
🦁 The Lion emoji was approved in 2015 under the “Lion Face” name as part of the Unicode 8.0 collection. In 2015, it was published within Emoji 1.0.
Code: U+1F981.
🐶 The Dog Face emoji was introduced in the Unicode 6.0 release (2010) and became part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Alternative names: “Dog” and “Puppy.”
Code: U+1F436.
🦊 The Fox emoji was first published in the Unicode 9.0 release (2016) as “Fox Face,” and in 2016, was added to Emoji 3.0.
Alternative name: “Fox Face.”
Code: U+1F98A
Conclusion
Be careful when using the Fox and Dog Face emojis. The first has a frivolous aspect, while the second can be misinterpreted as offensive. Animal emojis catch your reader’s eye and stir emotions. They also may have many meanings depending on the context. Hopefully, you’ve learnt a couple of new ways of using them from this article!
