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Service Dog

🐕‍🦺 is the service dog emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “accessibility”, “animal”, and “assistance”.

Where animal-mammal emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

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

  • Pet photos, wildlife posts, and zoo trips
  • Standing in for the animal itself in a caption

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
CLDR short name
service dog
Codepoint
U+1F415 U+200D U+1F9BA
Hex
1F415 200D 1F9BA
Emoji version
12.0
Unicode version
12.0
First released
2019
Unicode group
Animals & Nature
Unicode subgroup
animal-mammal
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.

:service_dog:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

accessibility · animal · assistance · dog · service

Tags

animalaccessibilitydog

How it looks

Service Dog — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Service Dog — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Service Dog — 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 🐕‍🦺 service dog emoji mean?
🐕‍🦺 is the service dog emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “accessibility”, “animal”, and “assistance”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🐕‍🦺?
U+1F415 U+200D U+1F9BA.
When was the 🐕‍🦺 service dog emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 12.0, published in 2019, alongside Unicode 12.0. 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 “service dog”. 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 :service_dog: 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.