Koala Emoji

Animals

A cartoonish, grey koala head facing forward with round ears, a large black nose, and a neutral expression. While often called a 'koala bear,' it is actually a marsupial, not a bear.

Usage Context

Used to represent Australia, wildlife, or general cuteness. People frequently use it when talking about sleeping, lounging, or feeling sleepy, as koalas are known for their long daily naps. It is often sent alongside the eucalyptus leaf or other animals like the kangaroo.

History

The koala was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. It was integrated as part of a push to include more diverse wildlife from across the globe in the growing set of digital pictographs.

Details

Glyph

🐨

Unicode

U+1F428

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f428:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC28;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-mammal

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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