Hairy creature Emoji

Animals

A dark, silhouette-like figure covered in dense, shaggy hair, standing in a bipedal stance. The design captures the classic depiction of an elusive, legendary primate living deep in the wilderness.

Usage Context

Used to joke about being unkempt, feeling wild, or referencing cryptids like Bigfoot or the Yeti. It frequently pops up in conversations about camping, nature treks, or when someone is joking about their messy morning hair, often appearing alongside 🌲 or 🏔️.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2023. It reflects the internet's enduring fascination with urban legends and folklore, providing a dedicated icon for a character that has been a staple of pop culture, film, and campfire stories for decades.

Details

Glyph

🫈

Unicode

U+1FAC8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fac8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEC8;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

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

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