Meaning
This emoji renders a rabbit's face close-up, typically showing a pink or tan muzzle, large floppy ears standing upright, and a gentle expression with prominent front teeth. The design emphasizes the creature's soft, approachable nature—think Easter bunny energy rather than wild animal.
The rabbit face works as a straightforward pet reference, but it's also deeply tied to luck, fertility, and Easter traditions in many cultures. People use it when talking about bunnies as pets, sharing cute animal content, or invoking good fortune (think "lucky rabbit's foot"). In messaging, it can signal something gentle, fluffy, or innocent.
Its frequent appearance in Easter-themed conversations and spring-time posts makes it culturally significant beyond just the animal itself. The rabbit face also appears in memes and playful contexts—"hopping" away from responsibility, or as a softer alternative to the full-body rabbit emoji for tighter character limits or when emphasizing facial expression matters.
While often confused with the full-body rabbit emoji, the rabbit face hones in on personality and expression. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this emoji remains a favorite for Easter greetings, cute animal appreciation, and any message calling for gentle warmth.
Common Uses
- • Celebrating Easter or spring
- • Sharing pet rabbit photos or stories
- • Wishing someone luck
- • Adding softness and warmth to a message
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Did You Know?
In Japanese culture, the rabbit face emoji carries extra significance tied to the lunar rabbit—the hare depicted in the moon in East Asian folklore—making it a symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival and other cultural celebrations.
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Platform Shortcodes
:rabbit: :rabbit: :rabbit: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🐰 |
| HTML (hex) | 🐰 |
| CSS | \1F430 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDC30 |
| Python | \U0001F430 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDC30 |
| Perl | \x{1F430} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F430} |
| Punycode | xn--2qsw |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%90%B0 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x90 0xB0 |
🐰 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | খরগোসের মুখ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 兔子头 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 兔子頭 |
| Danish | kaninhoved |
| Dutch | konijnengezicht |
| English | rabbit face |
| English (UK) | rabbit face |
| Estonian | jänese nägu |
| Finnish | jäniksen naama |
| French | tête de lapin |
| German | Hasengesicht |
| Hindi | खरगोश का चेहरा |
| Hungarian | nyúlfej |
| Italian | muso di coniglio |
| Japanese | ウサギの顔 |
| Korean | 토끼 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | triušio snukutis |
| Malay | muka arnab |
| Norwegian | kaninfjes |
| Polish | głowa królika |
| Portuguese | rosto de coelho |
| Russian | морда кролика |
| Spanish | cara de conejo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara de conejo |
| Swedish | kaninansikte |
| Thai | หน้ากระต่าย |
| Ukrainian | морда кроля |
| Vietnamese | mặt thỏ |