Dog Face 🐶
🐶 (U+1F436) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Dog Face is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The DOG FACE emoji depicts a dog's face. It can convey a friendly mood or indicate a pet context in messages. Use it to represent a dog, a dog-related joke, or a moment of loyalty or play. It also works to express warmth, affection for a pet, or to soften a statement in casual chat. Remember that appearance varies across platforms, apps, and fonts, so color, style, and detail may look different. In interfaces, place it where a dog or pet reference fits and keep text clear to avoid confusion. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text‑style fallback may be shown. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide alt text when needed.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F436 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F436 - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 90 B6 - UTF-16:
D83D DC36 - UTF-32:
0001F436 - HTML dec:
🐶 - HTML hex:
🐶 - JS escape:
\u{1F436} - Python \N{}:
\N{DOG FACE} - Python \U:
\U0001F436 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%90%B6 - CSS escape:
\1F436
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F436 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🐶 (hex) or 🐶 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.