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Lion Face Favicon

emoji favicon for any website. SVG, ICO, and PNG formats. Served from a global edge network in one HTTP request.

✨ Customize (change shape, color, animation) →

Install in your framework

Pick your stack, copy, paste. Works everywhere.

<!-- Paste into <head> -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face" />

<!-- Auto-adapt favicon for system light/dark mode -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face?bg=ffffff&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face?bg=0a0a0a&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face" />

<!-- index.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face" />

// app/layout.tsx
export const metadata = {
	icons: {
 icon: 'https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face',
 apple: 'https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face',
	},
};

<!-- index.html (Vite) or nuxt.config.ts -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face">

<!-- src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face" />

<!-- src/app.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face" />

// Add to functions.php
add_action('wp_head', function () {
	echo '<link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face" type="image/svg+xml">';
	echo '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face">';
});

<!-- layout/theme.liquid -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face">

Variant previews

Tap any variant to copy its link, HTML tag, or CSS cursor. ?shape=circle&bg=1a1a1a.

Default

?shape=circle

?shape=rounded

?shape=hexagon

?shape=diamond

?shape=squircle

?shape=shield

?shape=badge

What does the Lion Face 🦁 emoji mean?

The Lion Face emoji 🦁 shows the maned face of a lion — the traditional "king of the jungle". Used for Leo zodiac posts (July 23 – August 22), "brave / courageous" captions, The Lion King and Narnia references, safari and Africa travel content, England's Three Lions football fandom, and Detroit Lions / Penn State Nittany Lions sports.

Common uses

Leo zodiac season (July 23 – August 22)
"Bravery" / "heart of a lion" captions
The Lion King and Narnia references
Safari and East African travel content
England "Three Lions" football fandom

Keywords

lionlion face🦁 meaningking of the jungleleozodiac leobravenarnialion kingpride

Unicode

Name	Lion Face
Glyph	🦁
Codepoint	`U+1F981`
Category	Animals & Nature
Shortcode	`:lion_face:`
Slug	`lion-face`

Lion Face favicon by framework

Step-by-step install guides.

WordPress Next.js React Shopify Vue Astro Svelte Angular

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Frequently asked questions

How do I use 🦁 as a favicon?

Add one line to your HTML <head>: <link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/lion-face">. The Lion Face favicon is served as an SVG from a global edge network and works in every modern browser.

Does the Lion Face favicon work on Safari and iOS?

Yes. The SVG is served to Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Brave. Safari receives an automatically converted PNG. For iOS home-screen icons, also add <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/lion-face">.

Can I customize the Lion Face favicon (shape, background, size)?

Yes. Append query parameters: ?shape=circle&bg=f59e0b&size=64. Supported shapes include circle, rounded, hexagon, diamond, squircle, shield, and badge. Sizes 16–512 are supported.

What is the Unicode codepoint of 🦁?

The Lion Face emoji 🦁 is encoded as U+1F981. You can reference it in HTML as 🦁 or in CSS as content: "\1F981";.

Does the Lion Face favicon adapt to dark mode?

By default the SVG is transparent and works on any background. For dark-mode–specific variants, serve two <link> tags with media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" and different ?bg= values.

What does the Lion Face emoji mean?