Meaning
A wild boar, the untamed relative of the domestic pig, shown with a bristly coat and tusks.
Category: Animals & Nature
🐗boar
🐗 boar belongs to Animals & Nature. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:boar:
Keywords
animalpigboar
What does 🐗 boar mean?
The boar emoji depicts a wild pig with coarse fur and visible tusks, distinguishing it from the domestic pig emoji 🐖. It is primarily used for contexts involving wildlife and hunting, and to represent the Boar, the twelfth sign of the Asian zodiac. Metaphorically, it can also symbolize stubbornness or aggression.
Often used for
- Talking about wild boars spotted in nature or rural areas
- Discussing hunting trips or game animals
- Referencing boar meat or food dishes like wild boar stew
- Sharing nature photography or wildlife encounters
- Mentioning feral pig populations or pest control
Tone: The boar emoji is generally neutral and literal. It can carry a rugged or outdoorsy connotation, and is also used figuratively to represent the Boar of the Asian zodiac or to symbolize stubbornness.
Illustrative message examples with 🐗
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- saw a whole family of boar on the hike today 🐗
- wild boar ragu is unreal, you gotta try it 🐗
- they're hunting boar this weekend up north 🐗
- those feral boar are tearing up the field again 🐗
- spotted this guy at the edge of the woods 🐗
- boar sausage from the market was so good 🐗
Combos, text art & scenes with 🐗
How 🐗 boar looks
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🐗 boar codes for developers
Every format below produces 🐗 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 🐗 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F417 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🐗 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🐗 | |
| CSS | \1F417 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F417} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDC17 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%90%97 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :boar: |
🐗 in other languages
SpanishjabalíFrenchsanglierGermanWildschweinItaliancinghialePortuguesejavaliRussianкабанJapaneseイノシシKorean멧돼지Chinese野猪LithuanianšernasPolishdzik
Source: Unicode CLDR