The owl emoji 🦉 has several common uses:

• To signify wisdom, intelligence, or a thirst for knowledge.
• To indicate that someone is a "night owl," meaning they stay up late.
• When discussing birds, nature, or wildlife.
• In a spooky or Halloween-themed context, as owls are often associated with the night and mystery.

In many Western cultures, the owl is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, a tradition that dates back to ancient Greece, where the owl was associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom. However, in some other cultures, owls are seen as bad omens or harbingers of death. Despite these traditional differences, in the context of emoji, the owl is most commonly used to represent wisdom or being a night person.