duck Emoji

🦆 · U+1F986 · Emoji 3.0

What does the duck emoji mean?

Literally, 🦆 represents a duck, a type of waterbird, but figuratively it is often used to express silliness, playfulness, or absurdity, and in slang, it can represent something or someone that is annoying or frustrating, with the phrase "duck it" being a colloquialism for ignoring or dismissing something, and it is also used to convey a sense of quacking or making a big fuss about something, while in a more literal sense, it is used to talk about the animal itself or related activities like hunting or visiting a park, and it can also be used to represent a person who is seen as weak or vulnerable, with the term "sitting duck" being a common idiom.

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How to copy the duck emoji

To use the duck 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+1F986), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.

Also known as

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duck emoji on different platforms

How the duck 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.

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Your device
Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
Twitter / X (Twemoji)
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

duck Emoji Details

Emoji🦆
Nameduck
CategoryAnimals & Nature
CodepointsU+1F986
Shortcode:duck:
SourcesUnicode emoji list · codepoints.net
Emoji version3.0 (2016)

duck Emoji FAQ

What is the duck emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F986, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :duck:.

What are other names for the duck emoji?

People also search for the duck emoji as animal, bird, ornithology.

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