🦁️ Lion emoji
HTML
🦁
Unicode
U+1F981
What is 🦁️ called?
🦁️ is called the Lion emoji.
Also known as lion face or lion emoji. “Male lion” is a common visual description because of the mane, although the official name does not encode sex.
What does 🦁️ mean?
🦁 is officially named lion. It shows a lion’s face and represents lions, big cats, courage, leadership, pride, African wildlife, or the Leo zodiac sign.
Use it for lions, safaris, zoos, wildlife conservation, a brave response, a sports mascot, a lion character, or Leo. The official zodiac character for Leo is ♌ Leo, but the animal is also widely used. Related choices include ♌ Leo and 🐯 Tiger face.
Other meanings
It can mean a lion, lion face, big cat, courage, bravery, leadership, pride, safari, African wildlife, a mascot, or Leo.
Example Usage
The lions rested in the shade 🦁
A little courage for today’s challenge 🦁
More details
Officially named lion. Its code point is U+1F981. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0. It is a single code point; the mane is a common platform design rather than a separate gender modifier.
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Visual description
A golden lion head faces forward with rounded ears and a large brown or orange mane surrounding the face.
The mane distinguishes it from a tiger or ordinary cat; it is a head portrait rather than a full-body animal. Colours and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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