🦦 Otter

Code Points: U+1F9A6

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🦦 Emoji Meaning

The 🦦 otter emoji most commonly represents:

  • Playfulness and cuteness: Otters are often seen as playful and adorable creatures, making the emoji a popular choice for expressing lightheartedness and joy.
  • Friendship and affection: Otters are known to hold hands while sleeping to avoid drifting apart. This has led to the emoji being used as a symbol of close friendship and platonic love.
  • Nature and wildlife: The emoji can be used when discussing animals, nature, or environmental topics.
  • Silliness and goofiness: Otters' playful antics often translate into the emoji being used in a silly or goofy context.
  • A specific person: Sometimes the otter emoji is used to represent a specific person who is seen as playful, cute, or has an affinity for otters.
  • LGBTQ+ Community, particularly gay men: While not its primary meaning, the otter has been adopted as a symbol within certain parts of the LGBTQ+ community, especially among gay men, often to describe a particular body type (slim and hairy). This usage is not universally recognized and should be interpreted with caution depending on the context.

Otter Emoji Images

Here is how Otter emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Animal-Mammal Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Animals & Nature category, Animal-Mammal subcategory: