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What Does the ๐Ÿซ donkey Emoji Mean?

A donkey drawn in grey-brown with long upright ears and a short dark mane, smaller and stockier than a horse. It carries two reputations at once. One is stubbornness, an association old enough to be built into several languages. The other is patient usefulness, since the animal has carried loads for people for thousands of years and still does across much of the world.

At a Glance

Name๐Ÿซ donkey
Unicode CodepointU+1FACF
CategoryAnimals & Nature
IntroducedUnicode 15.0 ยท iOS 16.4+
Also Known Asdonkey

Last updated: September 2026

Category
Animals & Nature
Unicode & iOS Version
Unicode 15.0
iOS 16.4+
Also Known As
donkey
Related Tags

donkey on Different Platforms

This emoji may look different across platforms. Here is how donkey emoji appears on popular platforms:

Download this emoji as a free PNG image, no sign-up. The PNG link appears under the open-licensed sets (Google, Twitter/X and OpenMoji).

donkey emoji on AppleApple
donkey emoji on GoogleGooglePNG
donkey emoji on SamsungSamsung
donkey emoji on WhatsAppWhatsApp
donkey emoji on Twitter / XTwitter / XPNG
donkey emoji on OpenMojiOpenMojiPNG
donkey emoji on MicrosoftMicrosoft

About donkey Emoji

Usage: It appears in messages about obstinacy, usually teasing rather than cruel, and in farm and animal-rescue posts where the literal animal is the subject. Travel content from Greece, Spain and North Africa uses it as local colour. In the United States it also stands in for the Democratic Party, whose symbol it has been since the nineteenth century.

Added in Unicode 15.0 in 2022. Its absence had been conspicuous, since the horse arrived with the earliest emoji sets and the donkey is at least as widely kept worldwide. The proposal noted its agricultural importance across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

What Does the ๐Ÿซ donkey Emoji Mean?

The ๐Ÿซ emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category. It is commonly used in digital communication to visually represent donkey.

First introduced in Unicode 15.0, this emoji has become a staple in everyday messaging across platforms including iOS, Android, WhatsApp, and social media.

You may also find this emoji by searching for its alternative names: donkey.

Word Associations

People often pair the ๐Ÿซ donkey emoji with these words and ideas:

mule
farm
stubborn
donkey

When to Use ๐Ÿซ donkey Emoji

Use the ๐Ÿซ donkey emoji:
  • when discussing mule
  • when discussing farm
  • when discussing stubborn

Platform Support

This emoji is supported on iOS 16.4+, Android, Windows, macOS, and all major social media platforms including WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Facebook, and TikTok.

How to Copy ๐Ÿซ

Simply click the "Copy" button above to copy ๐Ÿซ donkey emoji to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere - in text messages, social media posts, emails, or documents. Works on all devices and platforms!

Technical Details

Use these code snippets to add the ๐Ÿซ donkey emoji in your projects:

Unicode
U+1FACF
HTML Entity
🫏
HTML Hex
🫏
CSS
content: '\1FACF';
JavaScript / TypeScript
"\u{1FACF}"
Python
"\U0001FACF"
Java / Kotlin
"\uD83E\uDECF"
C# / .NET
"\uD83E\uDECF"
PHP
"\u{1FACF}"
Ruby
"\u{1FACF}"

Use these codes to insert the donkey emoji in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. Perfect for web developers and designers.

๐Ÿซ donkey Emoji in Real Chats

Here's how people use the ๐Ÿซ donkey emoji in everyday messages, captions and comments:

  • โ€œdonkey? Say less ๐Ÿซโ€: a quick reaction that works in any DM or group chat.
  • โ€œThis is such a mule moment ๐Ÿซโ€: perfect for texts, Stories and captions.
  • โ€œ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿซโ€: stack the donkey emoji for extra emphasis and vibes.

๐Ÿซ Usage Examples

Here are some practical ways to use the ๐Ÿซ donkey emoji in your messages:

  • he will not be told, absolute ๐Ÿซ
  • the sanctuary takes in about forty a year ๐Ÿซ
  • we met one on every single hill ๐Ÿซ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the donkey emoji mean?

Stubbornness most often, usually as friendly teasing. It is also used literally in farm and rescue contexts, and in the United States as shorthand for the Democratic Party.

Is the donkey emoji the same as a mule?

No. A mule is a donkey and horse cross and has no emoji of its own, so people use this one for both, which is imprecise but widely understood.

When did the donkey emoji appear?

Unicode 15.0 in 2022, which is late given how long the horse has existed in the set. Vendors shipped artwork through 2023, so older devices show a blank box.

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