dolphin
dolphin meaning
A dolphin mid-leap. It stands for intelligence, playfulness and the sea. Dolphins are among the few animals to recognise themselves in a mirror, and they have names for each other — facts that appear constantly alongside the emoji. It represents marine life and ocean conservation, and it carries an almost universally positive charge.
Meaning
A dolphin mid-leap. It stands for intelligence, playfulness and the sea. Dolphins are among the few animals to recognise themselves in a mirror, and they have names for each other — facts that appear constantly alongside the emoji. It represents marine life and ocean conservation, and it carries an almost universally positive charge. It is also a common sports mascot.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Dolphin
How to use it
- Pod of dolphins alongside the boat 🐬
- They call each other by name. Genuinely 🐬
- Smartest thing in the water 🐬
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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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | dolfyn |
| አማርኛ | ዶልፊን |
| العربية | دولفين |
| অসমীয়া | ডলফিন |
| azərbaycan | delfin |
| башҡорт | дельфин |
| беларуская | дэльфін |
| български | делфин |
| বাংলা | ডলফিন |
| bosanski | delfin |
| català | dofí |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎵᏆᏕᎩ |
| čeština | delfín |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | дельфин |
| Cymraeg | dolffin |
| Deutsch | Delfin |
| dolnoserbšćina | delfin |
| Ελληνικά | δελφίνι |
| English | dolphin |
| español | delfín |
| eesti | delfiin |
| euskara | izurdea |
| فارسی | دلفین |
| suomi | delfiini |
| Filipino | dolphin |
| føroyskt | delfin |
| français | dauphin |
| Gaeilge | deilf |
| Gàidhlig | leumadair-mara |
| galego | golfiño |
| ગુજરાતી | ડોલ્ફિન |
| Hausa | kifin dolphin |
| עברית | דולפין |
| हिन्दी | डॉल्फ़िन |
| hrvatski | dupin |
| hornjoserbšćina | delfin |
| magyar | delfin |
| հայերեն | դելֆին |
| Indonesia | lumba-lumba |
| íslenska | höfrungur |
| italiano | delfino |
| 日本語 | イルカ |
| Jawa | lumba-lumba |
| ქართული | დელფინი |
| қазақ тілі | дельфин |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | دەلفين |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រីដូហ្វីន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಡಾಲ್ಫಿನ್ |
| 한국어 | 돌고래 |
| कोंकणी | डोल्फीन |
| кыргызча | дельфин |
| ລາວ | ປາໂລມາ |
| lietuvių | delfinas |
| latviešu | delfīns |
| македонски | делфин |
| മലയാളം | ഡോൾഫിൻ |
| монгол | далайн гахай |
| मराठी | डॉल्फिन |
| Melayu | ikan lumba-lumba |
| မြန်မာ | လင်းပိုင် |
| नेपाली | डल्फिन |
| Nederlands | dolfijn |
| norsk | delfin |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଡଲଫିନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਡਾਲਫਿਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Dọ́lfin |
| polski | delfin |
| پښتو | دولفين |
| português | golfinho |
| rumantsch | delfin |
| română | delfin |
| русский | дельфин |
| سنڌي | ڊالفن |
| တႆး | ပႃၶႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ඩොල්ෆින් |
| slovenčina | delfín |
| slovenščina | delfin |
| Soomaali | hoon-baro |
| shqip | delfin |
| српски | делфин |
| srpski | delfin |
| svenska | delfin |
| Kiswahili | pomboo |
| தமிழ் | டால்பின் |
| తెలుగు | డాల్ఫిన్ |
| ไทย | ปลาโลมา |
| ትግርኛ | ኣቡ ሰላማ |
| türkmen dili | delfin |
| lea fakatonga | pungopunga |
| Türkçe | yunus |
| українська | дельфін |
| اردو | ڈولفن |
| o‘zbek | delfin |
| Tiếng Việt | cá heo |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Dọfini |
| 粵語 | 海豚 |
| 粤语 | 海豚 |
| 中文 | 海豚 |
| 繁體中文 | 海豚 |
| isiZulu | ihlengethwa |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F42C
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :dolphin:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the dolphin emoji (🐬) mean?
- A dolphin mid-leap. It stands for intelligence, playfulness and the sea. Dolphins are among the few animals to recognise themselves in a mirror, and they have names for each other — facts that appear constantly alongside the emoji. It represents marine life and ocean conservation, and it carries an almost universally positive charge.
- How do you type the dolphin emoji?
- Copy the dolphin 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 dolphin emoji in?
- The dolphin emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.