Badger Emoji

Animals

A side-profile depiction of a badger, showing its characteristic black-and-white striped face and stocky, fur-covered body. It captures the creature's low-slung, sturdy build and distinctive snout.

Usage Context

Used to denote tenacity, stubbornness, or a 'don't mess with me' attitude, reflecting the animal's reputation for being fierce and difficult to rattle. It is often used in conversations about wildlife or to identify someone who is persistent, pairing well with other tough-natured animals like the 🐻 or 🦏.

History

The badger was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0. Its inclusion came as part of a push to represent a broader variety of the animal kingdom, specifically targeting regional wildlife from Europe and North America that had been missing from the standard set for years.

Details

Glyph

🦡

Unicode

U+1F9A1

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9a1:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDA1;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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