dolphin Emoji
๐ฌ ยท U+1F42C ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the dolphin emoji mean?
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.
dolphin emoji examples
- just saw a dolphin at the beach ๐ฌ
- you're such a dolphin on the surfboard ๐ฌ
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 on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



dolphin Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฌ |
| Name | dolphin |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F42C |
| Shortcode | :dolphin: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
dolphin Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F42C, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :dolphin:.
People also search for the dolphin emoji as animal, beach, flipper, ocean.