π¦
What π¦ means
A full-body description of an owl with brown shaded feathers and wings, two shiny black eyes below its feathery eyebrows, a tiny brown beak and two brown legs and claws.
The physical features of the π¦ Owl emoji refer to the Great Horned owl, but it can be used to represent any owl species. It signifies the night, wisdom, silence, intellect, and a sense of being nocturnal.
How and when to use it
- "Hey yo, someone said you look like an owl"
"WHO"
There you go, use π¦ while pulling off this ridiculously hilarious prank in a textual context. - Are you a Harry Potter fan? Do you love owls? Do you believe this intelligent species to be your spirit animal/bird? Or, you stay up at night either by choice of sleep cycle? Then, you must use π¦ in your social media profile name.
- Besides, you can also use π¦ while posting Harry Potter related content, such as an appreciation post or a sketch that you made or even similar content, but as a repost or retweet.
- Setting aside the repeated reference to Pigwideon, Snowy, Ghost, and the gang π¦ can also be used to signify wisdom. For instance, if you're posting a picture/video that needs to have a quote revolving 'wisdom' you can use π¦.
- Owls also have a sense of quirkiness thanks to the abundance of 'owl jewelry'. So, throwing back to this fashion statement, you can use π¦ to denote being quirky or having quirks as well.
Other Names
- π¦ Great Horned Owl
- π¦ Barn Owl
- π¦ Bird of Prey
- π¦ Owlet
- π¦ Strix (Wood Owls)
- π¦ Night Bird
- π¦ Pigwideon (Snowy and Ghost too)
- π¦ Big Mama
At a glance
- Category
- Animals & Nature βΊ animal-bird
- Codepoints
U+1F989- Emoji version
- Emoji 3.0
- Shortcodes
:owl:- Keywords
- animal, bird, ornithology, owl, wise
How it looks across platforms