Kangaroo Emoji
Animals
A full-bodied kangaroo depicted in profile, standing on its powerful hind legs with its long, thick tail balancing its weight. It is shown with sandy-brown fur and pointed ears, characteristic of the iconic Australian marsupial.
Usage Context
Widely used to represent Australia, Outback travel, or the act of hopping and bouncing. It is frequently sent in conversations about wildlife, zoos, or during sports discussions involving national teams from down under, often grouped with other creatures like the koala or platypus.
History
The kangaroo was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0. Its inclusion followed a surge in requests from users seeking more diverse animal representation, reflecting the global popularity of unique regional fauna in digital communication.
Details
Glyph
🦘
Unicode
U+1F998
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f998:
HTML Entity
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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
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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