Otter Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Otter 🦦 mean?
The Otter emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, under Mammals. It's commonly associated with animal, fishing, playful.
It's filed under the Animals & Nature category, specifically the Mammals subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. As with most emojis, its exact meaning can shift depending on who you're texting and what came before it in the conversation. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.
💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).
How to use Otter 🦦 in a sentence
- The kids wouldn't stop talking about the otter they saw 🦦
- Used 🦦 as my profile picture for a week straight.
- This documentary about the otter was oddly fascinating 🦦
- Saw a 🦦 at the zoo this weekend.
- My favorite animal has always been the otter 🦦🎣
Otter 🦦 in other languages
French
loutre
Mandarin
水獭
German
Otter
Hindi
ऊदबिलाव
Japanese
カワウソ
Korean
수달
Portuguese
lontra
Spanish
nutria
Russian
выдра
Arabic
قندس
Frequently asked questions
What does the Otter 🦦 emoji mean?
The Otter emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, under Mammals. It's commonly associated with animal, fishing, playful.
How do people use the Otter 🦦 emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "The kids wouldn't stop talking about the otter they saw 🦦" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Can I download the Otter 🦦 emoji as an image?
Yes — this page has buttons to download Otter as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Otter 🦦 emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).
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Cross-platform view of Otter 🦦
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Otter looks across the most common platforms.
