Gorilla Emoji

Animals

A full-bodied, dark-furred gorilla shown in profile, facing toward the left. It features a prominent brow, broad chest, and a powerful, sturdy stance typical of a silverback.

Usage Context

Used to describe strength, intelligence, or someone acting in a protective manner. It is frequently sent alongside 🐒 or 🐵 when discussing primates or wild animals in general. The emoji is also a staple in online discussions regarding conservation efforts and animal rights.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of the Emoji 3.0 update. Its inclusion followed a broader push for a more diverse set of animal icons that moved beyond common household pets and into more distinct members of the biological kingdom.

Details

Glyph

🦍

Unicode

U+1F98D

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f98d:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD8D;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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