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Duck

🦆 is the duck emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016). Unicode's keyword list links it with “animal”, “bird”, and “ornithology”.

Where animal-bird emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Birdwatching, nature, and pet-bird posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
DUCK
CLDR short name
duck
Codepoint
U+1F986
Hex
1F986
Emoji version
3.0
Unicode version
9.0
First released
2016
Unicode group
Animals & Nature
Unicode subgroup
animal-bird
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:duck:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

animal · bird · duck · ornithology

Tags

animalbirdornithology

How it looks

Duck — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Duck — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Duck — Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 🦆 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🦆. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🦆 duck emoji mean?
🦆 is the duck emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016). Unicode's keyword list links it with “animal”, “bird”, and “ornithology”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🦆?
U+1F986, named DUCK in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🦆 duck emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 3.0, published in 2016, alongside Unicode 9.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🦆 on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “duck”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🦆 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🦆?
On GitHub, type :duck: and it turns into 🦆 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.