Monkey Emoji
Animals
A full-bodied, long-tailed monkey shown in profile, typically depicted with brown fur and a cream-colored face. The figure is usually perched or standing, capturing the nimble build of a common primate.
Usage Context
Widely used to represent playfulness, mischief, or just hanging out. It is the go-to choice for joking about someone acting silly or being a 'cheeky monkey.' It often appears in conversations alongside food items like 🍌 or in relation to jungle or zoo-themed adventures.
History
Part of the original Japanese mobile phone emoji sets before being standardized by Unicode in 2010, the monkey served as a common character in early digital messaging alongside other animals. Its inclusion reflects the long-standing role of primates in pop culture, ranging from classic fables to circus performance imagery.
Details
Glyph
🐒
Unicode
U+1F412
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f412:
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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