Skunk Emoji

Animals

A side-profile illustration of a black-and-white striped skunk. The design features its characteristically fluffy, raised tail, which is the creature's primary defense mechanism.

Usage Context

Used to describe someone who smells bad, a person who is unwelcome, or simply to talk about wildlife. It is frequently sent as a joke when someone has a bad odor or is acting like a 'stinker'. It often appears alongside other nature emojis like 🦝 or alongside smell-related icons like 🤢.

History

The skunk was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. Its inclusion followed a push for more diverse wildlife representations, filling a gap for users looking to reference the animal’s reputation for spraying musk in cartoons and pop culture.

Details

Glyph

🦨

Unicode

U+1F9A8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9a8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDA8;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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