U+1F9A6 · emoji since 2019
The otter is a playful river animal that floats on its back. It means cuteness, rivers, and carefree, splashy fun.
It headlines wildlife and feel-good clips, and tags holding hands like otters do so they don't drift apart.
In texting, 🦦 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🦦 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Otter emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the otter emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🦦 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.