dog face Emoji
🐶 · U+1F436 · Emoji 0.6
What does the dog face emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Affection and loyalty are conveyed by the 🐶 emoji, which literally represents a dog's face, often used to express fondness for dogs or to symbolize friendship and companionship, and in slang, it can be used to refer to someone who is extremely loyal or devoted, while also being used figuratively to represent a person who is seen as weak or submissive.
How the dog face emoji is used
In texting and social media captions, the 🐶 emoji is frequently used to accompany messages about pets, with a tone that is often playful and lighthearted, and its usage can vary across different platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram, where it is commonly used by younger generations to express enthusiasm and affection, while on other platforms, like Twitter, it may be used in a more ironic or humorous way.
dog face emoji examples
- just got a new puppy 🐶
- you're such a good boy 🐶
How to copy the dog face emoji
To use the dog face 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+1F436), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
dog face emoji on different platforms
How the dog face emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
dog face Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🐶 |
| Name | dog face |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F436 |
| Shortcode | :dog_face: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
dog face Emoji FAQ
Affection and loyalty are conveyed by the 🐶 emoji, which literally represents a dog's face, often used to express fondness for dogs or to symbolize friendship and companionship, and in slang, it can be used to refer to someone who is extremely loyal or devoted, while also being used figuratively to represent a person who is seen as weak or submissive.
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+1F436, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :dog_face:.
People also search for the dog face emoji as adorbs, animal, dog, face, pet.