What Do the 🐉🐲 Dragon Emojis Mean?

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Plus, how the 🀄️ is related to the dragon emojis

Co-authored by Devin McSween Reviewed by Candace Gasper

Last Updated: July 2, 2025 Fact Checked

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🐲 Meanings

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🀄️ Meanings

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Emoji Pairings

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Related Emojis

Dragons are some of the coolest and most fearsome mythical creatures. But what does it mean when someone texts you a 🐉🐲 dragon emoji? Besides representing a dragon, these emojis can symbolize the fantasy genre, cultural identities, and strength. In this article, we’ll explore the various meanings of the 🐉 (dragon) and 🐲 (dragon head) emojis, what the 🀄️ means, and tell you about other fun, related emojis. Keep reading to find out more!

All About the Dragon Emojis

The 🐉🐲 dragon emojis are usually used to talk about dragons and the fantasy genre. You typically see them when people text or post about books, TV shows, and video games. The 🐉🐲 emojis can also represent Chinese and Welsh culture, or symbolize feeling strong, powerful, and lucky.

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🐉 (Dragon) Emoji Meanings & Uses

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Use the 🐉 emoji to talk about dragons and mythical creatures in general. The 🐉 emoji depicts a Chinese dragon, with a long, snake-like body and a ferocious, reptilian head. So, unsurprisingly, you can send it in texts or use it online to talk about your love of dragons and share your favorite kinds! The dragon emoji can also represent other similar mythical creatures, like wyverns, basilisks, sea serpents, hydras, and chimeras.
- “Drogon is great and all, but I think Smaug would win in a fight 🐉🔥”
- “Oh, the show has dragons in it? I’ve got to watch it then! 🐉💚”
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Send the 🐉 emoji to refer to folklore, fairy tales, and fantasy media. Dragons are featured in most cultures’ legends and fairy tales, including Japanese, Indian, Persian, Egyptian, Germanic, Slavic, Native American, and Aztec mythology.^{[1]
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Research source} Because of this, they’re popular mythical creatures in fantasy and medieval-inspired media, from books to TV shows to video games. So, use the 🐉 emoji to talk about your favorite folklore stories and media featuring dragons!
- “I can’t wait until the newest season of House of the Dragon comes out 🐉👸”
- “The dragons are my favorite part of the Fourth Wing books 🐉⚔️⚡️”
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Text the 🐉 emoji to refer to Chinese culture and holidays. The dragon is a cultural symbol of China: it represents nobility, is featured heavily in Chinese celebrations, like the Chinese New Year, and in artwork, and is one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac.^{[2]
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Research source} So, you might use the 🐉 emoji when wishing someone a happy New Year or to talk about your zodiac sign. You can also send it to talk about visiting China or to celebrate your Chinese heritage!
- “Happy Lunar New Year! 🐉🎊”
- “I was born in the year of the dragon. What about you? 🐉🐀🐅🐎🐖”
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Send the 🐉 emoji to celebrate Welsh culture and holidays. Wales is also closely tied to the dragon. It is considered a symbol of Wales, and a red dragon is depicted on the national flag.^{[3]
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Research source} So, you might use the 🐉 emoji when planning a trip to Wales, celebrating your Welsh ancestry, or cheering on the Wales football team.
- “So excited for my trip to Wales! 🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏰”
- “Go Dragons! Let’s win this game! 🐉⚽️”
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Use the 🐉 emoji on St. George’s Day. St. George’s Day, which is celebrated on April 23, is a Christian feast day honoring St. George. According to legend, St. George slayed a fearsome dragon that was terrorizing people. Since the dragon is closely associated with St. George, you can use it in texts and messages when celebrating this holiday.^{[4]
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- “Happy St. George’s Day! 🐉🗡️🏇”
- “I can’t wait for the St. George’s Day parade tomorrow! 🐉🏇”
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Send the 🐉 emoji to symbolize strength and prosperity. In most East Asian cultures, dragons are associated with power, intelligence, wisdom, and leadership. They’re also considered lucky and usually depicted hoarding riches, so they’re seen as signs of prosperity, too. So, you can use the 🐉 emoji to say you’re feeling like a dragon.^{[5]
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- “Guess who just got a promotion? Feeling pretty great right now 🐉🤩🥳”
- “I got a 100% on my science test! 🐉🤓”

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🐲 (Dragon Head) Emoji Meanings & Uses

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The 🐲 emoji is used in the same way as the 🐉 emoji. While the 🐲 emoji just depicts the face of a dragon, it means all the same things as the full 🐉 emoji. You can text it or use it online to talk about dragons, myths, your favorite fantasy books and games, and to represent Chinese or Welsh culture and holidays. It can also symbolize power and fortune when you’re feeling pretty strong and lucky, too!
- “Battling the ender dragon in Minecraft is so hard but so fun 🐲”
- “I won $500 on the slots! Guess I’ve got luck on my side 🐲🎰💰”

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🀄️ (Mahjong Tile Red Dragon) Emoji Meanings & Uses

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Use the 🀄️ emoji to talk about playing mahjong. The 🀄️ emoji depicts the red dragon tile used in the game of mahjong. It’s a special kind of tile, called an honor tile, of which there are 2 more dragon tiles: white and green.^{[6]
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Research source} So, you might text this emoji to your friends when you’re ready for game night or want to boast about your mahjong win.
- “Want to come over for game night? We can play mahjong! 🀄️”
- “Who’s ready for round 2? I may let you win this time 🀄️😉”
- Note: The 🀄️ is called the red dragon tile in Western and English-speaking countries. However, the character on the tile means “Center” or “Middle” and is called an arrow tile in Chinese and Japanese sets—it’s not associated with dragons at all.

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Emoji Pairings

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Pair 🐉 or 🐲 with other emojis to create different messages and meanings. When you combine the dragon emojis with other fun emojis, you can refer to specific ideas and things, like mythical creatures, the Chinese New Year, and dragon fruit. Check out some fun emoji pairings below!
- 🐉⛰️💎: Dragon’s lair
- 🐉🧝‍♂️🦄🧙🧌🧚‍♀️🐦‍🔥: Fantasy
- 🐉🏰🧚‍♀️👑🛡️⚔️✨: Fairy tales
- 🐉🧧🏮🧨🎊: Chinese New Year
- 🐉🍈: Dragon fruit

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Related Emojis

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The 🐉 and 🐲 emojis are related to other fantasy and animal emojis. Check out these other fantastical and animal emojis, as well as what they mean!
- 🦄 (unicorn) emoji: magic, fantasy, positivity, uniqueness
- 🐦‍🔥 (phoenix) emoji: renewal, resilience, power
- 🧌 (troll) emoji: fantasy, mischievousness
- 🧚 (fairy) emoji: magic, fantasy, positivity
- 🧙 (mage) emoji: witch/wizard, magic, fantasy
- 🧝 (elf) emoji: fantasy, magic, wisdom, elegance
- 🐍 (snake) emoji: wisdom, cruelty, deceit, wildlife
- 🐊 (crocodile) emoji: strength, patience, danger, swamp, wildlife