One dog here is an Egyptian hieroglyph: a hunting hound, tail curling upwards. Dog emoji copy and paste starts with five emoji, then adds that hound, ็ฌ and nine more dog symbols, ten text dogs and woof in four languages.
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Fluffy finds the poodle
CLDR, Unicode's search word list, files fluffy under Poodle, frankfurter under Hot dog and accessibility under both working dogs. Woof finds four languages: Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Russian, where ะณะฐะฒ-ะณะฐะฒ is for big dogs.
Which dogs arrive in one piece
Dog face and Poodle carry the oldest label in Unicode's list, Emoji 0.6, and Dog is 0.7. Guide dog and Service dog both came with Emoji 12.0, built differently: one code point against three. The ASCII dachshund goes wherever plain text goes, while the four hieroglyphs show as empty boxes where no font has them.
Tips
Dog symbol copy paste for a field that refuses emoji: try ็ฌ, a Han character, or แดฅ, a Latin letter.
Only Dog has a text form, so the Text style switch changes that one tile.
The whole kennel copies all five dog emoji at once. The emoji repeater sends one dog up to 10,000 times.
Questions and answers
Is there a puppy emoji?
Not by name. Search puppy: CLDR files two emoji under the word. Dog face also gets puppies, and Pleading face also gets begging, please and mercy. Puppy eyes, under Dog combos, pairs them.
Why did Service dog paste as a dog and a vest?
Service dog is three characters: Dog, U+1F415, a zero width joiner and Safety vest, U+1F9BA. An app without a picture for the three does what UTS #51 describes: it ignores the joiner and shows the parts.
Why does searching dog find Bone and Hot dog but not Wolf?
CLDR gives the word dog to seven emoji: the five dogs, Bone and Hot dog. Wolf gets only animal, face and wolf. It is on the page anyway, because a list of search words is not a family tree.
๐DogU+1F415. The whole animal, nose to tail. The only dog here with a text form, so the Text style switch changes this one and nothing else. Emoji 0.7.
๐ถDog faceU+1F436. The default dog, head only. CLDR files it under puppy and puppies as well as dog, so this is also the puppy emoji. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฆฎGuide dogU+1F9AE. One code point of its own, so it never comes apart. CLDR files it under accessibility, blind and guide. Emoji 12.0.
๐ฉPoodleU+1F429. The only one of the five named for a breed. CLDR files it under fluffy. Emoji 0.6.
๐โ๐ฆบService dogU+1F415 U+200D U+1F9BA. Three code points: dog, zero width joiner, safety vest. An app that cannot join them shows a dog beside a vest. Filed under accessibility, assistance and service. Emoji 12.0.
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Relatives and dog things 6
๐ฆดBoneU+1F9B4. Unicode files it with the body parts, next to the tooth. CLDR files it under dog anyway, and under skeleton and wishbone. Emoji 11.0.
๐ฆFoxU+1F98A. Also a face, and also never filed under dog. Emoji 3.0.
๐ญHot dogU+1F32D. A sausage in a bun, filed under prepared food. It is here because CLDR lists the word dog for it, along with frankfurter. Emoji 1.0.
๐พPaw printsU+1F43E. Two prints, owned by no animal in particular: CLDR lists paw, paws and feet, and no species. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฅบPleading faceU+1F97A. Not a dog. It is the other emoji CLDR files under puppy, along with begging, please and mercy. Emoji 11.0.
๐บWolfU+1F43A. A face, not a whole wolf. CLDR gives it three search words, animal, face and wolf, and none of them is dog. Emoji 0.6.
Single characters 11
ๅ Bark in one Chinese characterU+5420 CJK unified ideograph-5420. Unihan defines it as bark. Mandarin reading: fรจi. Unicode indexes it under radical 30, the mouth, which is where a bark starts.
็ฌDog in Chinese and JapaneseU+72AC CJK unified ideograph-72AC. Unihan defines it as dog: quวn in Mandarin, inu in Japanese. It is radical 94 itself, and the character for cat is indexed under it.
็Dog in Chinese, second characterU+72D7 CJK unified ideograph-72D7. Unihan defines it as dog, Canis familiaris. Mandarin reading: gวu. Indexed under radical 94 with five more strokes.
ๆDog of the zodiacU+620C CJK unified ideograph-620C. Unihan defines it as the eleventh earthly branch, read xลซ in Mandarin and inu in Japanese. Wikipedia records it as the branch of the Year of the Dog, eleventh of the twelve.
โฝDog radical, full formU+2F5D Kangxi radical dog. Radical 94 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. Unicode gives it a compatibility mapping to U+72AC, the character for dog.
โบจDog radical, side formU+2EA8 CJK radical dog. A second form of radical 94. Unicode pairs it with U+72AD, which Unihan reads kemonohen in Japanese.
๐Hieroglyph canine headU+1310A Egyptian hieroglyph F012. Described by Unicode as the head and neck of a canine animal: a dog face from a much older writing system.
๐กHieroglyph houndU+130E1 Egyptian hieroglyph E014. Unicode describes it as a hunting hound, standing, tail curling upwards. It shows as an empty box where no font has hieroglyphs.
๐ขHieroglyph jackal, lying downU+130E2 Egyptian hieroglyph E015. Described by Unicode as a jackal, lying down, tail downwards.
๐ฅHieroglyph jackal, standingU+130E5 Egyptian hieroglyph E017. Described by Unicode as a jackal, standing, tail down.
แดฅThe muzzle (Latin letter ain)U+1D25 Latin letter ain. A phonetic letter borrowed for its shape. Most of the text dogs below wear it as nose and mouth.
One-line text dogs 10
( โแดฅโส)Round eyes, one ear hanging
(แตแดฅแต)Round head, smiling eyes
เซฎ ใป๏ปใปแEars from a Gujarati digit and a Georgian letter
แณยดโข แดฅ โข`แฐWorried, with ears from Canadian syllabics
โชใปฯใปโชFloppy ears from two union signs
โผใปแดฅใปโผPointed ears from two black triangles
o'')}____//Dachshund in profile, plain ASCII
U^๏ฝช^UEyes shut, pleased with itself
UใปแดฅใปUFloppy ears from two capital U
VโแดฅโVEars up, eyes wide
Woof in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Russian 4
ะณะฐะฒ-ะณะฐะฒWoof in Russian (gav gav), for big dogs
ใฏใณใฏใณWoof in Japanese (wan wan)
ๆฑชๆฑชWoof in Mandarin (wฤng wฤng)
๋ฉ๋ฉWoof in Korean (meong meong)
Dog combos 17
๐๐๐งผBath dayDog, then bathtub, then soap. The dog was not consulted.
๐ฉ๐Best in showPoodle, then trophy. The judges were unanimous.
๐๐ฆด๐ณ๏ธBuried treasureDog, then bone, then hole. The garden has been improved.
๐ถ๐๐จCar windowDog face, then automobile, then dashing away. Ears back, all the smells at once.
๐ถ๐ฟ๏ธChipmunk sightedDog face, then chipmunk. The conversation is over.
๐ฅ๐Disc in the airFlying disc, then dog. The catch is the easy part. Giving it back is the hard part.
๐ถ๐The dog ate itDog face, then memo. A status report on the homework.
๐ถ๐คDog tiredDog face, then ZZZ. After the park, before dinner.
๐๐พFetchDog, then tennis. It comes back. It always comes back.
๐งโ๐ฆฏ๐ฆฎGuide dog at workPerson with white cane, then guide dog. A working pair. The dog is from Emoji 12.0, the person from Emoji 12.1.
๐ญ๐Hot dog, both kindsHot dog, then dog. CLDR files both under dog. Only one of them is lunch.
๐๐ In the doghouseDog, then house. Literally or otherwise.
๐ฅบ๐ถPuppy eyesPleading face, then dog face. The two emoji CLDR files under puppy, side by side. Usually deployed near food.
๐ง๏ธ๐๐Raining cats and dogsCloud with rain, then cat, then dog. The forecast, taken literally.
๐๐๐๐๐ทSled teamDog 4 times, then sled. Four dogs and one sled, in running order.
๐ถ๐๐ณWalkiesPerson walking, then dog, then deciduous tree. The word that cannot be said aloud in the house.
๐ถ๐๐ฆฎ๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฉThe whole kennelDog face, then dog, then guide dog, then service dog, then poodle. All five dog emoji in one tap, in the order Unicode lists them.