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🦉 Owl Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Rendered as an owl face, representing wisdom, night, and intelligence. Associated with Hogwarts and Halloween.
When to Use
Use for wisdom themes, night owl lifestyle, Harry Potter references, or Halloween.
Example Usage
- “Night owl 🦉”
- “Wise as an owl 🦉”
- “Hogwarts letter arrived 🦉”
Popular Combinations
🦉🌙
Night owl
🦉📚
Wise reader
🦉🏰
Hogwarts owl
How Owl looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Did You Know?
The 🦉 owl emoji was one of the most-requested animal emoji, with users noting there were multiple cat faces but zero birds of prey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🦉 mean in a text message?▼
Rendered as an owl face, representing wisdom, night, and intelligence. Associated with Hogwarts and Halloween. Use for wisdom themes, night owl lifestyle, Harry Potter references, or Halloween. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Is 🦉 used as slang or with hidden meanings?▼
Some animal and nature emoji have picked up slang meanings on social media. For example, 🐍 can mean "sneaky person" and 🍑 has well-known double meanings. The Owl emoji is primarily used for its literal meaning, but always consider context.
When was 🦉 added to the emoji standard?▼
Animal and nature emoji have been added across many Unicode versions. New animals are proposed to the Unicode Consortium each year, and each must go through a formal review process before being approved. Check the "Added" field above for the specific Unicode version.
What is the shortcode for 🦉?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:owl:` to insert the Owl emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f989
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 3.0
Shortcodes
:owl:Keywords
animalnaturebirdhoot
When to Use 🦉 Owl
Use for wisdom themes, night owl lifestyle, Harry Potter references, or Halloween.
- •Send 🦉 when you want to express or reference "owl" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🦉 in conversations about animal or nature to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🦉 Owl on social media posts, stories, or comments related to owl
- •Combine 🦉 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about animal, nature, bird
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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