Emoji dictionary ๐ด Horse Face emoji [ hawrs feys ih-moh-jee ] Published April 28, 2021 What does ๐ดย Horse Face emoji mean? The Horse Face emoji ๐ดย depicts the head of a horse. It is commonly used to refer to actual horses, horse racing, or to figurative uses of the word horse. It is often used alongside the Horseย ๐ย and the Horse Racing ๐ย emoji. The Horse Face emoji ๐ดย is used leading up to and during prominent horse races, such as the Kentucky Derby held annually on the first Saturday in May (May 1 in 2021). Related words ๐ Horse emoji, ๐ Horse Racing emoji, ๐น Hamster Face emoji, ๐ฐ Rabbit Face emoji, ๐ฆ Unicorn Face emoji, blood horse, chalky ๐ฆ Unicorn Face emoji The Horse Face emoji ๐ดย was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. On most major platforms, the emoji resembles a stylized brown horse head facing toward the left. The WhatsApp version faces toward the right. The exact colors of the horse’s hair, mane, and muzzle vary by platform. Platforms use a similar horse face in their designs for the Unicorn Face emoji ๐ฆ.. Horses are common and popular animals, so the Horse Face emoji ๐ดย is used frequently every day on social media. Besides referring to actual horses, the emoji is used in horse-based wordplay such as the phrases to horse around and horseplay. The emoji is also used to refer to rocking horses, hobby horses, and merry-go-rounds (which often feature plastic horses). The Horse Face emoji ๐ดย is also occasionally used to refer to the derogatory term horse face used to describe a person with an elongated face. Examples of ๐ด Horse Face emoji Who doesn't get excited about the Kentucky Derby? ๐ด @_PaigeeYando, March 6, 2017 Really wish I owned a horse. They're so beautiful ๐ด ๐ด ๐ ๐ @sammisays_, August 17, 2012 Who uses ๐ด Horse Face emoji? The Horse Face emoji ๐ดย is commonly used to refer to real, fictional, and figurative horses. I can't wait to bring my girls horseback riding tomorrow โ๏ธ๐ด — รงรคrษ ๐ต (@carefreexox) March 19, 2021 Unpopular Opinion: Favorite TV Show is Bojack Horseman๐ด — Cooper Gilham (@cooper_gilham) April 15, 2019 I canโt wait to cut a few inches off my hair. I feel like a horse ๐ด with this crazy mane ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ — karen socorro (@fairy710) June 19, 2020 The Horse Face emoji ๐ด is often used to refer to horse racing and gambling. To all my Louisvillians… happy DERBY DAY! ๐๐ด ๐น — Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) May 4, 2019 Lifeโs getting back to normal – just put my bet on the Grand National ๐ด — Paul Fury ๐ (@paulfury2702) April 4, 2020 Just Added CSI effect, Streisand effect, L + ratio, docufiction, goblin mode Note This is not meant to be a formal definition of ๐ด Horse Face emoji like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of ๐ด Horse Face emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.