🦁 is called "Lion". Its official Unicode name is lion.

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Lion

Lion is one of the mammals and covers alpha, animal and face.

🐶 Animals & Nature since 2015 · Unicode 8.0

💡 Meaning

🦁 Lion is one of the mammals in Unicode's Animals & Nature group. It usually appears in messages about alpha, animal, face and leo. The keyword list continues with mane, order, rawr and roar.

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📱 Typical Usage

🦁 works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Emotions and Feelings. Added in 2015 with Emoji 1.0, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+1F981.

✍️ Usage Examples

A single 🦁 is often enough to set the tone.
Fits messages about alpha, animal, face and leo.
Often seen near 🐈️ Cat, 🐈‍⬛ Black Cat and 🐯 Tiger Face.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

🦁 shows up most often in posts about alpha, animal, face, leo and mane. In the wiki it sits in the Animals & Nature category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

🦁🦝 – Lion and Raccoon
🦁🐈️ – Lion with Cat
🦁🐱 – Lion plus Cat Face
🦁🐺 – Lion and Wolf
🦁🦊 – Lion with Fox
🦁🐅 – Lion plus Tiger
🦁🫏 – Lion and Donkey
🦁🐈‍⬛ – Lion with Black Cat

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 🐈️ Cat, 🐈‍⬛ Black Cat or 🐯 Tiger Face. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.