🦭 is the seal: a grey seal with whiskers, lying on its belly. It means seals and sea lions — beaches, aquariums, the Arctic — and it has become the pun for “seal of…
🦭 is the seal: a grey seal with whiskers, lying on its belly. It means seals and sea lions — beaches, aquariums, the Arctic — and it has become the pun for “seal of approval” (🦭✅) and for clapping like a seal 👏. Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Water neighbours: 🦦 otter, 🐬 dolphin, 🐧 penguin.
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