dolphin Emoji
🐬 · U+1F42C · Emoji 0.6
What does the dolphin emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Joy and playfulness are often conveyed by the dolphin emoji, which literally represents a dolphin, a highly intelligent and social marine mammal, and is frequently used to symbolize fun and carefree experiences, especially those related to the ocean or beach, while also being used figuratively to express someone or something that is clever or quick, and in slang, to refer to a person who is exceptionally skilled at surfing or other water sports.
How the dolphin emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are popular places to use the dolphin emoji, where it is often employed in captions and comments to add a lighthearted and humorous tone, with younger generations and beachgoers being particularly fond of the symbol, and its tone can range from excitement and thrill to serenity and peacefulness, depending on the context and accompanying emojis.
dolphin emoji examples
- just saw a dolphin at the beach 🐬
- you're such a dolphin on the surfboard 🐬
How to copy the dolphin emoji
To use the dolphin emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F42C), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
dolphin emoji on different platforms
How the dolphin emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
dolphin Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🐬 |
| Name | dolphin |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F42C |
| Shortcode | :dolphin: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
dolphin Emoji FAQ
Joy and playfulness are often conveyed by the dolphin emoji, which literally represents a dolphin, a highly intelligent and social marine mammal, and is frequently used to symbolize fun and carefree experiences, especially those related to the ocean or beach, while also being used figuratively to express someone or something that is clever or quick, and in slang, to refer to a person who is exceptionally skilled at surfing or other water sports.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🐬 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F42C, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :dolphin:.
People also search for the dolphin emoji as animal, beach, flipper, ocean.