Telegram Duck GIFs , also known as Telegram Duck Stickers or Utya Duck Telegram Stickers , refers to a GIF sticker pack on Telegram depicting yellow ducklings emoting. The GIFs and stickers were created by Serbian artist Egor Zhgun in 2019 and they became widely used on Telegram going into the 2020s. In early 2024, the Smoking Duck GIF went viral on Twitter / X , prompting the ducks' usage as reaction images and exploitables . In turn, many added to the duck character's lore.
