Which animal emoji is a panda?

The animal emoji that is a panda is Panda: 🐼.

Unicode identifies 🐼 with the code point U+1F43C and the short name “panda.” Its black-and-white face is designed to evoke the giant panda, the bear species native to China and scientifically known as Ailuropoda melanoleuca. Bamboo is strongly associated with the emoji because it makes up most of the giant panda’s diet.

The giant panda is a true bear, despite its unusual diet and distinctive markings. It has powerful molars and a specialized wrist bone often called a “false thumb,” which helps it grip bamboo while feeding. Its familiar black patches occur around the eyes, ears, shoulders, and legs.

The bear emoji 🐻 represents a generic bear, while 🐨 is a koala, a marsupial rather than a bear. The raccoon is also a separate animal emoji. One historical wrinkle is that the word “panda” once referred to the red panda in some sources, but modern everyday usage of “panda” usually means the giant panda.