🐬️ Dolphin emoji

The dolphin emoji represents these intelligent marine mammals known for their playfulness, intelligence, and friendly nature. This emoji is used to discuss marine life, express joy and playfulness, or represent intelligence and social connection.

Dolphins symbolize intelligence, communication, friendship, and joyful energy. The emoji is popular in contexts about ocean life, marine parks, swimming, and when expressing happiness or playful behavior.

Often paired with other marine emojis like 🐋 Whale and 🐳 Spouting whale, and connects to themes of ocean conservation and marine biology education.

Could also be called Marine mammal, intelligent cetacean, ocean friend or playful dolphin emoji.

Other meanings

Intelligence, playfulness, marine parks, ocean life, friendly behavior, social connection

Example Usage

Swimming with dolphins 🐬 was amazing\!

Related emoji

Marine mammals emojis

• 🐳️ Spouting whale
• 🐋️ Whale
• 🦭️ Seal

Visual description

A gray dolphin jumping or swimming, typically shown in profile with its characteristic curved dorsal fin and distinctive beak-like snout.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.