Mosquito Emoji
Animals
A detailed illustration of a mosquito, typically depicted in shades of grey or brown with spindly legs, a long proboscis, and translucent wings. It captures the distinct silhouette of the common house mosquito.
Usage Context
Used to complain about summer pests, itchy bug bites, or long nights spent swatting at insects. It also appears in discussions regarding public health, tropical medicine, or regions where fly or spider infestations are a concern.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of the effort to broaden the collection of insects and common household pests. Its inclusion was pushed by health organizations and researchers to provide a more specific visual reference for discussions involving vector-borne diseases like malaria and Zika.
Details
Glyph
🦟
Unicode
U+1F99F
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f99f:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Animals
Subcategory animal-bug
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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