Ears alert and eyes sharp, the wolf emoji shows a grey wolf's face. It carries the idioms that come with real wolves — a 'lone wolf' going it alone, a 'wolf pack' moving as a crew — and gets used as a warning label for someone being a little too predatory in their flirting.
What 🐺 means
: The face of a wolf in multiple shades of grey fur, with dark eyes and pointy ears, looking straight. It signifies the majesty of a wolf and man's reverence for it.
Across the platforms that this emoji, some depictions of the wolf vary in design, including fur patterns, color and some even show the wolf facing to the left side.
How and when to use it
- 🐺 can be used to represent a bond of friendship (like a wolf pack).
- The wolf is used in many cultures as a symbol of honor. You can use 🐺 to depict that trust and honor.
- The fearlessness of a wolf can be represented with 🐺.
- If you want to convey that you're dangerous, you can use 🐺.
- Wolves are known to live in packs, but the concept of the "Lone Wolf" is often used as a metaphor for a person who prefers being alone. 🐺 can be very well used to describe such a person too.
Other Names
- 🐺 Wolf Face
- 🐺 Wild Dog
- 🐺 Honor
- 🐺 Wolves
- 🐺 Howl
- 🐺 Wolf Pack
- 🐺 Dangerous
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature › animal-mammal
- Codepoints
U+1F43A- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:wolf:- Keywords
- animal, face, wolf
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🐺 Wolf or 📽️ Film Projector?
Runs with a crowd
🐺 keeps company in animal emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.