🦁 Lion Face Emoji — Meaning & Copy Paste

📋 Copy & Code

Emoji 🦁

With name 🦁 Lion Face

Shortcode :lion_face:

Unicode U+1F981

HTML Dec 🦁

HTML Hex 🦁

CSS \1F981

C, C++ & Python \U0001f981

Java, JS & JSON \uD83E\uDD81

Perl \x{1F981}

PHP & Ruby \u{1F981}

URL Escape %F0%9F%A6%81

💡 What does 🦁 mean?

The Lion Face emoji 🦁 belongs to the Animal Mammal group within Animals & Nature and is commonly used when conversations touch on Animal Mammal. It's supported on every modern platform and works in texts, social media posts, emails, and more.

Use it in group chats, story reactions, or email subject lines. It's universally understood and renders correctly on every platform.

You'll frequently see 🦁 paired with 🐵 Monkey Face, 🐒 Monkey, 🦍 Gorilla in real conversations — they complement each other naturally.

First introduced in Unicode 1.0.

💬 Chat Examples

Here's how the Lion Face emoji 🦁 is used in real conversations:

Walked into the meeting like a boss 🦁

King of the jungle 🦁👑

Owned that presentation 🦁🔥

🖼️ Lion Face on Different Platforms

Apple

Google

Twitter / X

Facebook

Microsoft Fluent

Microsoft 3D

Samsung

JoyPixels

OpenMoji

Noto Emoji

🦁 Your Browser

🔗 Word Associations

The 🦁 emoji is often associated with:

⌨️ How to type 🦁

Windows

Win + . → search "lion face"

Mac

Cmd + Ctrl + Space

Linux

Ctrl + . (GNOME)

Mobile

Emoji keyboard 🔤

Or simply copy from this page!

👥 Related Emojis

🐵 Monkey Face 🐒 Monkey 🦍 Gorilla 🦧 Orangutan 🐶 Dog Face 🐕 Dog 🦮 Guide Dog 🐕‍🦺 Service Dog 🐩 Poodle 🐺 Wolf Face 🦊 Fox Face 🦝 Raccoon

📦 Other animal-mammal Emojis

🐗 Boar 🐼 Panda Face 🦮 Guide Dog 🦓 Zebra Face 🐎 Horse 🐴 Horse Face 🐆 Leopard 🫈 Hairy Creature 🐖 Pig 🦨 Skunk

🌍 🦁 Lion Face In Other Languages

Discover the name of the 🦁 emoji in various languages:

Arabic وجه أسد

Chinese 狮子

Chinese (Traditional) 獅子

French tête de lion

German Löwe

Hindi शेर जैसा चेहरा

Italian leone

Japanese ライオンの顔

Korean 사자 얼굴

Portuguese rosto de leão

Spanish león

Turkish aslan

Vietnamese sư tử

Russian морда льва

Thai สิงโต

Source: Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)

❓ FAQ

What does the Lion Face emoji 🦁 mean?

The Lion Face emoji 🦁 is part of the Animals & Nature category (animal-mammal group). It was added in Unicode 1.0 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.

How do I copy the Lion Face emoji?

Click the "Copy 🦁" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).

What is the shortcode for 🦁?

The shortcode is :lion_face:. You can use it on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Lion Face Emoji