pig Emoji
๐ ยท U+1F416 ยท Emoji 1.0
What does the pig emoji mean?
A pig, the ๐ emoji represents a domestic or farm pig and is often used literally to refer to the animal, its meat, or products like pork or bacon. Figuratively, it can symbolize greed, gluttony, or filth, drawing on negative stereotypes associated with pigs. In slang, ๐ is sometimes used to express that someone is being pigheaded or stubborn. It may also be used to represent wealth or prosperity in certain cultural contexts, as pigs are considered lucky in some societies.
pig emoji examples
- just saw the cutest pig at the farm ๐
- you're being such a pig eating all the pizza ๐
How to copy the pig emoji
To use the pig 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+1F416), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
pig emoji on different platforms
How the pig 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.



pig Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ |
| Name | pig |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F416 |
| Shortcode | :pig2: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 1.0 (2015) |
pig Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F416, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :pig2:.
People also search for the pig emoji as animal, bacon, farm, pork, sow.