fox
About this emoji
The fox emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category (animal-mammal) since Unicode 3.0. It is associated with: animal, face, fox, mammal.
The fox emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, specifically the animal-mammal subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 3.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🦊 fox emoji for talking about animals, plants, weather, and the natural world. It is often associated with animal, face, fox, mammal.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🦊 |
| Name | fox |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Subgroup | animal-mammal |
| Unicode version | 3.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F98A |
| Shortcode alias | :fox: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :fox: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “fox” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.