U+1F437 "🐷" Pig Face Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🐷
U+1F437 "🐷" Pig Face is a pictographic representation of a pig's visage, typically shown in a cute, cartoonish style with a pink face, floppy ears, and a round snout. It was first introduced as part of the Unicode 6.0 standard in 2010 and later added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015, making it a widely recognized symbol in digital communication. This emoji is commonly used to convey a range of meanings, including references to the animal itself, the concept of indulgence or greed, affection for pigs as pets, or playful self-deprecation when someone has eaten too much. Its cheerful and innocent appearance also allows for softer interpretations, such as expressing love for pork products or simply adding a whimsical touch to messages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F437 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Pig Face |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🐷 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🐷 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x90 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDC37 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F437 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udc37 |