Ant Emoji

Animals

A side-profile view of a small ant, typically colored in reddish-brown with six legs and visible antennae. It represents the common household or garden insect known for its hive mind and relentless work ethic.

Usage Context

Used to talk about picnics, infestations, or the act of being bothered by someone. It is frequently employed as a metaphor for diligence or being part of a large, busy crowd. Users often pair it with 🐝 to discuss small creatures or 🧺 when referencing a classic outdoor meal.

History

The ant was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. During the early days of mobile messaging, it was one of the go-to icons for expressing annoyance at 'bugs' in software or just identifying common pests found in nature.

Details

Glyph

🐜

Unicode

U+1F41C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f41c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC1C;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bug

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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