Lizard Emoji
Animals
A vibrant green, full-bodied lizard shown in profile, typically featuring a scaly texture and a long, curled tail. It is depicted with distinct toes and an alert, wide-eyed expression.
Usage Context
Frequently used to discuss reptiles, pets, or outdoor wildlife. Because of its swift and slinky appearance, it is also used as a visual shorthand for being cold-blooded, tricky, or to accompany jokes about camouflage, often paired with the bug or leaf emojis.
History
Added in 2016 as part of Unicode 9.0, the lizard emoji arrived during a major expansion of the animal kingdom set in emoji libraries, responding to user demand for more diverse wildlife representations beyond the standard set of mammals and birds.
Details
Glyph
🦎
Unicode
U+1F98E
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f98e:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Animals
Subcategory animal-reptile
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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