pig face
Unicode: 1F437
Description
It is a front-facing pig's face emoji, typically depicting a cartoon-like pig with a pink snout and ears, often with simple eyes.
Group:
Animals & Nature > animal-mammal
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, often used to refer to pigs or pork. Can sometimes be used humorously or affectionately, but generally lacks strong emotional connotations.
Backstory
The Pig Face emoji was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. It's a standard animal emoji used globally.
Usage Examples
- Talking about farm animals: 'We saw a cute little 🐷 at the petting zoo!'
- Referring to food: 'Thinking of having some pulled pork 🐷 tonight.'
- For the Chinese zodiac: 'I was born in the year of the 🐷.'
- Humorously: 'I'm going to 🐷 out on all this food!'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent pigs, farms, or bacon. Can be used humorously for 'pigging out' or messiness.
East Asian culture:
In some cultures, pigs symbolize good fortune or prosperity, especially in Lunar New Year contexts or zodiac signs. Can be used more broadly without negative connotations.