cow
cow meaning
A full-bodied cow, as distinct from the cow face 🐮. It stands for cattle, dairy farming and beef, and it appears in farming and rural posts. In India the cow is sacred to Hindus, which gives the emoji a religious dimension for a very large number of users that is absent elsewhere.
Meaning
A full-bodied cow, as distinct from the cow face 🐮. It stands for cattle, dairy farming and beef, and it appears in farming and rural posts. In India the cow is sacred to Hindus, which gives the emoji a religious dimension for a very large number of users that is absent elsewhere. It also appears in discussions of methane and climate, where cattle are a genuine issue.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Cattle
How to use it
- Herd out in the field all summer 🐄
- Dairy farming is relentless work 🐄
- Sacred here, dinner elsewhere 🐄
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | koei |
| አማርኛ | ላም |
| العربية | بقرة |
| অসমীয়া | গৰু |
| azərbaycan | inək |
| башҡорт | һыйыр |
| беларуская | карова |
| български | крава |
| বাংলা | গরু |
| bosanski | krava |
| català | vaca |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏩᎦ |
| čeština | kráva |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ӗне |
| Cymraeg | buwch |
| Deutsch | Kuh |
| dolnoserbšćina | krowa |
| Ελληνικά | αγελάδα |
| English | cow |
| español | vaca |
| eesti | lehm |
| euskara | behia |
| فارسی | گاو ماده |
| suomi | lehmä |
| Filipino | baka |
| føroyskt | kúgv |
| français | vache |
| Gaeilge | bó |
| Gàidhlig | bò |
| galego | vaca |
| ગુજરાતી | ગાય |
| Hausa | saniya |
| עברית | פרה |
| हिन्दी | गाय |
| hrvatski | krava |
| hornjoserbšćina | kruwa |
| magyar | tehén |
| հայերեն | կով |
| Indonesia | sapi |
| íslenska | kýr |
| italiano | mucca |
| 日本語 | 牝牛 |
| Jawa | sapi wadon |
| ქართული | ძროხა |
| қазақ тілі | сиыр |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | سيىر |
| ខ្មែរ | គោញី |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹಸು |
| 한국어 | 젖소 |
| कोंकणी | गाय |
| кыргызча | уй |
| ລາວ | ງົວແມ່ |
| lietuvių | karvė |
| latviešu | govs |
| македонски | крава |
| മലയാളം | പശു |
| монгол | үнээ |
| मराठी | गाय |
| Melayu | lembu |
| မြန်မာ | နှားမ |
| नेपाली | गाई |
| Nederlands | koe |
| norsk | ku |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଗାଇ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਗਾਂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kau |
| polski | krowa |
| پښتو | غوا |
| português | vaca |
| rumantsch | vatga |
| română | vacă |
| русский | корова |
| سنڌي | ڍڳي |
| တႆး | ဝူဝ်းမႄႈ |
| සිංහල | එළදෙන |
| slovenčina | krava |
| slovenščina | krava |
| Soomaali | sac |
| shqip | lopë |
| српски | крава |
| srpski | krava |
| svenska | ko |
| Kiswahili | ng’ombe |
| தமிழ் | பசு |
| తెలుగు | ఆవు |
| ไทย | วัว |
| ትግርኛ | ላም |
| türkmen dili | sygyr |
| lea fakatonga | pulu |
| Türkçe | inek |
| українська | корова |
| اردو | گائے |
| o‘zbek | sigir |
| Tiếng Việt | bò cái |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Maalu |
| 粵語 | 牛 |
| 粤语 | 牛 |
| 中文 | 奶牛 |
| 繁體中文 | 乳牛 |
| isiZulu | inkomo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F404
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :cow:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the cow emoji (🐄) mean?
- A full-bodied cow, as distinct from the cow face 🐮. It stands for cattle, dairy farming and beef, and it appears in farming and rural posts. In India the cow is sacred to Hindus, which gives the emoji a religious dimension for a very large number of users that is absent elsewhere.
- How do you type the cow emoji?
- Copy the cow emoji 🐄 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the cow emoji in?
- The cow emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.