Zodiac Sign emojis

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Current emojis cover many variants of zodiac signs. The Eastern/Chinese/Asian animal zodiac signs are included with several local variants, most of them as full-body and (possibly unified) face-only variants. The Western/European zodiac signs are available as symbols and as objects (animals, people, things). There are, however, some more exotic astronomic traditions that would require further emojis.

Japanese Zodiac

The Japanese zodiac animals should be covered already, but the Dragon :dragon: / :dragon_face: is sometimes a Seahorse #176 instead.

Celtic Animal Zodiac

I found different lists online, have not found a canonical reference yet. There are usually 13 signs listed because they obviously depend more on the Moon than on the Sun or other stars.

What's Your Sign: Lunar Celtic Animal Zodiac

Emoji	Sign	Start date
:deer:	Stag/Deer	December 24
:cat2: :cat:	Cat	January 21
:snake:	Snake/Adder	February 18
:fox_face:	Fox	March 18
:ox: :cow2: :cow:	Bull/Cow/Cattle	April 15
#176	Seahorse	May 13
(:bird:)	Wren (bird)	June 10
:horse: :racehorse:	Horse	July 8
:fish:	Salmon/Fish	August 5
#94	Swan	September 2
:butterfly:	Butterfly	September 30
:wolf: :dog2: :dog:	Wolf/Hound	October 28
#229	Hawk/Falcon	November 22

Astrology of the Ancients: Celtic Animal Zodiac Signs and Meanings

Emoji	Sign	Start date
:dragon: :dragon_face:	Green Dragon	January 21
#176	Seahorse	February 18
#229	Hawk	March 18
(:snake:)	Sea Serpent	April 15
:fox_face:	Fox	May 13
(:horse: :racehorse:)	White Horse	June 10
:unicorn:	Unicorn	July 8
(:fish:)	Rainbow Salmon	August 5
#94	White Swan	September 2
:butterfly:	Butterfly	September 30
:wolf: :dog2: :dog:	White Hound	October 28
(:horse: :racehorse:)	Black Horse	November 25
:deer:	Stag	December 24

Tarot.com

Emojis	Animals	Tree	Start date
:eagle:, :deer:	Golden Eagle, White Stag	Birch	December 24
#210, :dragon: :dragon_face:	Crane, Green Dragon	Rowan	January 21
#102, #176, #90	Seal, Seahorse, Seagull	Ash	February 18
:bear:, :fox_face:, #229	Bear, Fox, Hawk	Alder	March 18
:snake:, :rabbit2: :rabbit:, (:dragon: :dragon_face:)	Adder, Hare, Sea Serpent	Willow	April 15
:bee:, :owl:	Bee, Owl	Hawthorn	May 13
(:bird:), #101, :horse: :racehorse:	Wren, Otter, White Horse	Oak	June 10
:cat2: :cat:, :unicorn:	Cat, Unicorn	Holly	July 8
#210, :fish:	Crane, Salmon	Hazel	August 5
:lizard:, :dog2: :dog:, #94	Lizard, Hound, White Swan	Wine	September 2
:boar:, :butterfly:, #95	Boar, Butterfly, Goose	Ivy	September 30
:wolf: :dog2: :dog:, :owl:	Hound, Owl	Reed	October 28
#111, :horse: :racehorse:, #208	Badger, Black Horse, Raven	Elder	November 25

Native American Zodiac

There were so many pre-Columbian tribes and peoples in the Americas that it's unlikely they all shared a single consistent set of zodiac signs, but you will find some like this (obviously North-American) one online:

Emoji	Sign	Start date	Equivalent
#95, :bear:	Goose, Bear	December 22	:capricorn: Capricorn
#101, #361	Otter, Magpie	January 20	:aquarius: Aquarius
:wolf:, (:leopard:), :whale: :whale2:	Wolf, Cougar, Whale	February 20	:pisces: Pisces
#229, :wolf:	Falcon, Hawk, Wolf	March 20	:aries: Aries
#123, #161	Beaver, Elk / Moose	April 20	:taurus: Taurus
:deer:, :eagle:	Deer, Eagle	May 21	:gemini: Gemini
(:bird:, :fish:)	Woodpecker / Flicker, Salmon	June 21	:cancer: Cancer
(:fish:, :leopard:)	Salmon / Sturgeon, Cougar	July 22	:leo: Leo
:bear:, :owl:	Bear, Owl	August 22	:virgo: Virgo
#208, :dove:	Raven / Crow, Dove	September 22	:libra: Libra
:snake:	Snake, Eel	October 23	:scorpius: Scorpius
:owl:, :horse: :racehorse: , #161	Owl, Horse, Elk / Moose	November 23	:sagittarius: Sgaittarius

These are also referred to as totems or spirit animals.

References

• https://www.tarot.com/astrology/best-emojis-for-your-zodiac-sign

Conclusion

Several animal emojis have been added only because they were used in zodiac symbolism. This would hence constitute a precedent to encode these animals as emojis:

• [ ] Crane #210
• [x] Goose #95
• [ ] Hawk or Falcon = Bird of Prey #229
• [x] Raven or Crow #208
• [ ] Seagull #90
• [x] Swan #94
• [x] Badger #111
• [x] Beaver #123
• [x] Otter #101
• [x] Seal #102
• [ ] Seahorse #176

This is ignoring some birds and fish, which may be represented sufficiently by more generic emojis.

• [ ] Wren
• [ ] Magpie #361
• [ ] Woodpecker, Flicker #390
• [ ] Salmon, Sturgeon #391
• [ ] Eel

I'm pretty sure there are South American, African or Austronesian traditions that would add other animals to the mix. Emojis are culturally skewed to the Northern hemisphere.

Informative References

• L2/11-419
• L2/11-421
• L2/12-043r
• L2/14-284r2

Standard References

• Unicode Technical Standard 51 “Unicode Emoji” (beta)
• How to propose emojis to Unicode
• Unicode document submission form

[Crissov]

There are other North American totem animals as well, many of which are already covered:

• [x] Alligator
• [x] Ant
• [ ] Anteater
• [ ] Antelope
• [ ] Armadillo
• [x] Badger #111
• [x] Bat
• [x] Bear
• [ ] Beaver #123
• [x] Bee
• [x] Boar/Pig
• [ ] Bobcat (same as Lynx)
• [x] Buffalo
• [x] Bull
• [ ] Bumblebee (unless same as Honey Bee)
• [x] Butterfly
• [x] Camel
• [ ] Caribou (unless same as Deer)
• [x] Cat
• [ ] Cheetah (unless same as Leopard) #89
• [ ] Cougar (unless same as Leopard) #89
• [x] Cow
• [ ] Coyote
• [ ] Cobra (unless same as Snake)
• [x] Crab
• [ ] Crane #210
• [x] Crocodile (same as Alligator)
• [ ] Crow (same as Raven) #208
• [x] Deer (same as Stag)
• [x] Dog
• [ ] Dogfish
• [x] Dolphin
• [x] Dove
• [x] Dragon
• [ ] Dragonfly
• [x] Duck
• [x] Eagle
• [x] Elephant
• [x] Elk
• [ ] Falcon (Bird of Prey #229)
• [x] Fish
• [ ] Flamingo #92
• [x] Fox
• [x] Frog
• [ ] Gazelle (perhaps same as Antelope)
• [x] Giraffe
• [x] Goat
• [ ] Goose #95
• [x] Gorilla
• [x] Grasshopper (same as Cricket)
• [x] Grouse (same as Chicken)
• [x] Grizzly (same as Bear)
• [ ] Halibut
• [ ] Hawk #229
• [ ] Heron/Egret #210
• [x] Hippopotamus
• [x] Horse
• [ ] Hummingbird
• [ ] Jaguar (unless same as Leopard) #89
• [x] Kangaroo
• [ ] Killer Whale / Orca (unless same as Whale)
• [ ] Kingfisher
• [x] Lion
• [x] Lizard
• [x] Llama
• [ ] Lynx
• [ ] Meerkat
• [ ] Mole
• [ ] Mongoose
• [x] Monkey
• [x] Moose (same as Elk)
• [x] Mouse
• [x] Octopus
• [x] Opossum
• [ ] Ostrich
• [ ] Otter
• [x] Owl
• [x] Ox (same as Bull)
• [ ] Panther (unless same as Leopard) #89
• [x] Parrot
• [x] Peacock
• [ ] Pelican #211
• [x] Penguin
• [ ] Porcupine
• [ ] Prairie Dog
• [ ] Puma (unless same as Leopard) #89
• [ ] Quail
• [x] Rabbit
• [x] Raccoon
• [x] Ram
• [x] Rat
• [ ] Raven (same as Crow)
• [x] Rhinoceros
• [ ] Roadrunner
• [x] Rooster
• [ ] Salmon #391
• [x] Scorpion
• [ ] Seagull #90
• [ ] Seahorse #176
• [x] Seal #102
• [x] Shark
• [ ] Skunk #225
• [x] Snail
• [x] Snake
• [x] Spider
• [x] Squirrel (unless same as Chipmunk) #225
• [x] Stag (same as Deer)
• [x] Swan #94
• [x] Tiger
• [ ] Toad (unless same as Frog)
• [x] Turkey
• [x] Turtle
• [x] Unicorn
• [ ] Weasel #97
• [x] Whale
• [x] Wolf
• [ ] Woodpecker #390
• [x] Zebra

Sources

• http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-totems.html
• https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-culture/animal-totems.htm

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