This is a clean, copy‑ready stash of animal emoticons and matching emoji you can drop into chats, bios, and posts without breaking the vibe.
This list includes two types of text faces. You will find classic emoticons, the sideways ones like 3:O where you tilt your head to see the face. You will also see a lot of kaomoji aka Japanese emoticons like (U・x・U) that are designed to be read upright. Emoticons tend to be more detailed and compatible with most devices, which is why this list features them heavily.
A Quick Note on Compatibility:
If you paste an emoticon and it just shows up as a bunch of empty squares □□□? It’s a common problem. Not all apps and devices use the same character sets. An emoticon that looks perfect on Discord might look broken on an older Android phone.The Quick Fix: If an emoticon looks weird, try a simpler version. The ones in this list are tested on most major platforms, but if you find one that's broken, let us know in the comments!
List of Animal Emoticons
| Meaning/Animal | Emoji | Emoticons |
|---|---|---|
| Alligator | 🐊 | >*^,^,^~~~ |
| Ant | 🐜 | -o,,o,,o |
| Antelope | 🦌 | >: o |
| Armadillo | 🦔 | <')))~ |
| Baboon | 🐵 | :=8) |
| Bat | 🦇 | (㇏(- ̀ᢍ- ́)ノ) |
| Bear | 🐻 | ⊂(￣(ｴ)￣)⊃ |
| Beaver | 🦫 | ʕ- ̫͡·- ʔ੭ |
| Bee | 🐝 | 𓆤 |
| Bird | 🐦 | (`･⊝･´), （ﾟ∈ﾟ） |
| Sheep | 🐑 | 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯 |
| Blowfish | 🐡 | ∋(°O°)∈ |
| Bug | 🐛 | 0_/_/_ |
| Bull | 🐂 | 3:(:) |
| Camel | 🐪 | ~M' |
| Cat | 🐱 | ᓚᘏᗢ |
| Chameleon | 🦎 | 𖠃 |
| Chicken | 🐔 | <( ˶- ◊ - ˶ )> |
| Chimp | 🐵 | C8o ) |
| Chubby Cat | 🐱 | ( ='.'= ) |
| Cow | 🐮 | 3:O |
| Crab | 🦀 | V.v.V, V=(° °)=V, ≧〔゜゜〕≦, (/)o,,o(/) |
| Crocodile | 🐊 | >,=,- |
| Dead Cat | 🐱 | (=ｘェｘ=) |
| Deer | 🦌 | 3:*) |
| Dog | 🐶 | (U・x・U), ◤◡ᴥ◡◥, ⊆◎U)┬┬ﾉ~V●ᴥ●V, ▽・ω・▽ |
| Dragon | 🐉 | <*,^^,-- |
| Duck | 🦆 | ("= |
| Elephant | 🐘 | :~, ~MC'~ |
| Fish | 🐟 | <><, <")))><, ><(((">, <('O')>, ϵ( 'Θ' )϶, ><((((o>, >ﾟ)##)彡, }-(((*> |
| Fish Bone | 🐟 | <')+++< |
| Fox | 🦊 | < '!' >, Vm~ |
| Frog | 🐸 | ₍𝄐 ̫𝄐₎ |
| Giraffe | 🦒 | >:o===Q< |
| Goat | 🐐 | 𓃶 |
| Gorilla | 🦍 | :8] |
| Grumpy Cat | 🐱 | >^︵^< |
| Horse | 🐴 | ]: -:) |
| Inch Worm | 🐛 | _/\, |
| Kitten | 🐱 | (=^-^=), -ˆ ω ˆ-, ^..^ |
| Kitty | 🐱 | =^.^=, =+=, :3, =^w^=, (=^･ｪ･^=), (=^-ω-^=), =^w^=), =(^◕ﻌ◕^)= |
| Kitty Cat | 🐱 | ⋟^≏^⋞ |
| Koala | 🐨 | @(o)@,m(-0-)m, ʕ - ᴥ- ʔ, ⎩ ᄒᴥᄒ ⎭, ʅᄒᴥᄒʃ, (-O-) |
| Ladybug | 🐞 | <{::}>, (::)< |
| Lizard | 🦎 | ~~I==I> |
| Lobster | 🦞 | ☉ϖ☉ |
| Monkey | 🐵 | :(\ |
| Mosquito | 🦟 | >°< |
| Mouse | 🐭 | <:3)~, ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ |
| Octopus | 🐙 | Ｃ:。ミ |
| Owl | 🦉 | ^(OvO)^ |
| Panda | 🐼 | ◖㈠ ω ㈠◗ |
| Penguin | 🐧 | ( *)>' |
| Pig | 🐷 | (｀(●●) ´) |
| Polar Bear | 🐻❄️ | ʕ- ͡ᴥ- ʔ |
| Pony | 🐴 | ^/'___***() |
| Porcupine | 🦔 | (- ᴥ- )́́'́́'́⻍ |
| Rabbit | 🐰 | ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎ |
| Rat | 🐀 | <:3( ) |
| Reindeer | 🦌 | }--:o> |
| Rooster | 🐓 | :^ |
| Scorpion | 🦂 | c--I-I-I{ |
| Seal | 🦭 | (ᵔᴥᵔ) |
| Shark | 🦈 | _/_\0/__ |
| Sheep | 🐑 | @^_^@ |
| Snail | 🐌 | ๑ï |
| Snake | 🐍 | ~<:<<<<<> |
| Spider | 🕷️ | ᄽ(☉_☉)ᄿ |
| Squid | 🦑 | ＜コ：ミ, <コ:彡 |
| Swordfish | 🐟 | -<((((>-{ |
| Teddy Bear | 🧸 | :O) |
| Turkey | 🦃 | =8>-()< |
| Turtle | 🐢 | 𓆉 |
| Butterflies | 🦋 | Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ, })i({, ʚɞ, ʚ |
Your Turn
If you have got a favorite animal emoticon (or you made a new one!), drop it in the comments, let's make the biggest, most useful animal set on the internet together.
Top comments (1)
Quick heads up: Not all emoticons look the same on every app. Some break on Twitter, some dont work on Discord, and some show weird boxes on older phones. If you copy one from this list and it looks broken on your platform, tell me which one and where you used it. I will swap it out for one that actually works.