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lion

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The lion emoji brings big-cat energy: courage, leadership, and that “I run this savanna” confidence. People drop it to hype a win, flex a gym PR, or signal protective parent vibes—hello, mama/papa lion mode. It also moonlights as hair commentary for those glorious mane days and as a playful way to say “I’m bold today.” Pair it with a crown or fire and you’ve basically posted a halftime pep talk.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a front-facing lion head with a golden-orange mane circling a tan muzzle, rounded ears peeking out, and soft shading that lands between cute and regal. The small black nose, button eyes, and tiny whisker dots give it a gentle, almost content expression—no teeth, no snarl, just calm authority. You’ll recognize the crisp, symmetrical face and the tidy sunflower-like ring of mane instantly. No body, no crown, just pure mane character energy.
Culturally, it taps “king of the jungle” lore, Simba/Mufasa nostalgia, and even Gryffindor bravado; it also sneaks into Leo-season posts, sometimes with the actual zodiac sign for extra astro flair. Online it can be serious (courage, loyalty), ironic (“so brave” when someone dodges a minor task), or flirty throwback (“rawr xd” for the scene-kid faithful). Sports fans use it for lion mascots and victory roars, while pun-lovers pair it with a rainbow to wink at the word pride. Expect to see it in captions like “hear me roar,” next to trophies, or before a big presentation when you need to channel main-character—sorry, mane-character—energy.

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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.

  1. This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 9 update.

Emoji General Information

Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) 88 of 2393
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Previous Names: Lion Face

Emoji Character Encoding Data

Emoji Code Version iOS 9 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) 🦁
UTF-8 Character Count 1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) 🦁
Decimal HTML Entity 🦁
Hexadecimal HTML Entity 🦁
Hex Code Point(s) 1f981
Formal Unicode Notation U+1F981
Decimal Code Point(s) 129409
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) 0xF0 0x9F 0xA6 0x81
UTF-8 Hex Bytes F0 9F A6 81
UTF-8 Octal Bytes 360 237 246 201
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) 0xD83E 0xDD81
UTF-16 Hex d83edd81
UTF-16 Dec 55358 56705
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) 0x0001F981
UTF-32 Hex 01F981
UTF-32 Dec 129409
Python Src u"\U0001F981"
PHP Src "\xf0\x9f\xa6\x81"
C/C++/Java Src "\uD83E\uDD81"
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