Koala Emoji
Animals
A cartoonish, grey koala head facing forward with round ears, a large black nose, and a neutral expression. While often called a 'koala bear,' it is actually a marsupial, not a bear.
Usage Context
Used to represent Australia, wildlife, or general cuteness. People frequently use it when talking about sleeping, lounging, or feeling sleepy, as koalas are known for their long daily naps. It is often sent alongside the eucalyptus leaf or other animals like the kangaroo.
History
The koala was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. It was integrated as part of a push to include more diverse wildlife from across the globe in the growing set of digital pictographs.
Details
Glyph
🐨
Unicode
U+1F428
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f428:
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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