Frog Emoji

Animals

A cartoonish, friendly green frog face looking straight ahead with two large eyes and a wide, closed mouth. It features a simple design that highlights the amphibian's characteristic flat head and distinct coloring.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss nature, swamps, or biology, but it is just as likely to appear in slang. It is often paired with ☕ to reference popular internet memes about minding one's own business or showing nonchalant behavior. It serves as a go-to icon for anything relating to rain, ponds, or even fairy tales involving princes.

History

The frog was part of the original set of emoji added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It emerged from Japanese mobile carrier sets, where animal icons were essential for adding personality to character-limited text messages sent over early cellular networks.

Details

Glyph

🐸

Unicode

U+1F438

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f438:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC38;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-amphibian

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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