U+1F427 · emoji since 2010
The penguin waddles formally through winter posts and cold snaps. Tuxedo on, dignity intact, mostly.
It's beloved for clumsy charm and unshakeable couple goals (penguins mate for life). Cold outside, warm hearted.
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 Penguin emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the penguin 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.
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