๐ฆ is the giraffe: a spotted giraffe with its long neck, shown in profile (Apple draws just the head and neck). It means giraffes, safaris and zoos, and it is the go-to emoji for being tall โ โ5โ11โ ๐ฆโ, โthe tall friendโ โ and for sticking your neck out. Added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). It sits with ๐ฆ zebra, ๐ฆ lion, ๐ elephant and ๐ฆ rhino in the safari set.
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