Kangaroo Emoji

Animals

A full-bodied kangaroo depicted in profile, standing on its powerful hind legs with its long, thick tail balancing its weight. It is shown with sandy-brown fur and pointed ears, characteristic of the iconic Australian marsupial.

Usage Context

Widely used to represent Australia, Outback travel, or the act of hopping and bouncing. It is frequently sent in conversations about wildlife, zoos, or during sports discussions involving national teams from down under, often grouped with other creatures like the koala or platypus.

History

The kangaroo was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0. Its inclusion followed a surge in requests from users seeking more diverse animal representation, reflecting the global popularity of unique regional fauna in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🦘

Unicode

U+1F998

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f998:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD98;

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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