Guide Dog 🦮

🦮 (U+1F9AE) 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: Guide Dog is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: GUIDE DOG depicts the concept of a guide dog. Emojis convey ideas, emotions, or objects in messaging and interfaces, and this one can represent guidance, service animals, or help in everyday contexts. Use it in chats or messages when you want to signal assistance, direction, or a supportive role without words. In UI or text content, place it to mark accessibility features, aid tools, or help services for users who need guidance. In educational materials, it can illustrate how assistive animals support people and how symbols are used in digital communication. Appearance can vary across platforms and fonts, so designs may differ in color, style, and detail. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide alt text when needed.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F9AE 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.

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