Donkey 🫏

🫏 (U+1FACF) 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: Donkey is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: DONKEY depicts a donkey. Use it to refer to the animal in messages about farms, barns, or pets, and to illustrate rural life. Use it to express stubbornness or steady work in a light, friendly way, especially in casual chats. Use it as a playful icon in jokes about carrying loads, travel, or animals in stories. In UI or captions, it can symbolize a patient helper or a humorous sidekick, depending on context. Across platforms, appearance and color vary, so designs may look different in apps and fonts. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide plain language alternatives when accuracy is important.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FACF 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.