owl
owl meaning
An owl with wide forward-facing eyes. It stands for wisdom — an association going back to the Greek goddess Athena — and for night, since owls are nocturnal. It is used for studying, for being a night owl, and in academic and library contexts.
Meaning
An owl with wide forward-facing eyes. It stands for wisdom — an association going back to the Greek goddess Athena — and for night, since owls are nocturnal. It is used for studying, for being a night owl, and in academic and library contexts. It also appears in witchy and autumnal aesthetics, and, for a great many people, in language-learning apps.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Owl
How to use it
- Night owl, permanently 🦉
- Studying until three again 🦉
- Heard one calling in the woods 🦉
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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | uil |
| አማርኛ | ጉጉት |
| العربية | بومة |
| অসমীয়া | ফেঁচা |
| azərbaycan | bayquş |
| башҡорт | өкө |
| беларуская | сава |
| български | бухал |
| বাংলা | পেঁচা |
| bosanski | sova |
| català | mussol |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᎫᎫ |
| čeština | sova |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | тӑмана |
| Cymraeg | tylluan |
| Deutsch | Eule |
| dolnoserbšćina | sowa |
| Ελληνικά | κουκουβάγια |
| English | owl |
| español | búho |
| eesti | öökull |
| euskara | hontza |
| فارسی | جغد |
| suomi | pöllö |
| Filipino | kuwago |
| føroyskt | ugla |
| français | chouette |
| Gaeilge | ulchabhán |
| Gàidhlig | cailleach-oidhche |
| galego | moucho |
| ગુજરાતી | ઘુવડ |
| Hausa | mujiya |
| עברית | ינשוף |
| हिन्दी | उल्लू |
| hrvatski | sova |
| hornjoserbšćina | sowa |
| magyar | bagoly |
| հայերեն | բու |
| Indonesia | burung hantu |
| íslenska | ugla |
| italiano | gufo |
| 日本語 | フクロウ |
| Jawa | guwek |
| ქართული | ბუ |
| қазақ тілі | жапалақ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جاپالاق |
| ខ្មែរ | ទីទុយ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಗೂಬೆ |
| 한국어 | 부엉이 |
| कोंकणी | घुबड |
| кыргызча | үкү |
| ລາວ | ນົກເຄົ້າ |
| lietuvių | pelėda |
| latviešu | pūce |
| македонски | був |
| മലയാളം | മൂങ്ങ |
| монгол | шар шувуу |
| मराठी | घुबड |
| Melayu | burung hantu |
| မြန်မာ | ဇီးကွက် |
| नेपाली | उल्लु |
| Nederlands | uil |
| norsk | ugle |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପେଚା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਉੱਲੂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Aul |
| polski | sowa |
| پښتو | کونګ |
| português | coruja |
| rumantsch | tschuetta |
| română | bufniță |
| русский | сова |
| سنڌي | چٻرو |
| တႆး | ၵဝ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | බකමුහුණා |
| slovenčina | sova |
| slovenščina | sova |
| Soomaali | guumays |
| shqip | buf |
| српски | сова |
| srpski | sova |
| svenska | uggla |
| Kiswahili | bundi |
| தமிழ் | ஆந்தை |
| తెలుగు | గుడ్లగూబ |
| ไทย | นกฮูก |
| ትግርኛ | ጉንጓ |
| türkmen dili | baýguş |
| lea fakatonga | lulu |
| Türkçe | baykuş |
| українська | сова |
| اردو | الو |
| o‘zbek | boyqush |
| Tiếng Việt | cú |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Owiwi |
| 粵語 | 貓頭鷹 |
| 粤语 | 猫头鹰 |
| 中文 | 猫头鹰 |
| 繁體中文 | 貓頭鷹 |
| isiZulu | isikhova |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F989
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :owl:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the owl emoji (🦉) mean?
- An owl with wide forward-facing eyes. It stands for wisdom — an association going back to the Greek goddess Athena — and for night, since owls are nocturnal. It is used for studying, for being a night owl, and in academic and library contexts.
- How do you type the owl emoji?
- Copy the owl 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 owl emoji in?
- The owl emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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