Lizard Emoji

Animals

A vibrant green, full-bodied lizard shown in profile, typically featuring a scaly texture and a long, curled tail. It is depicted with distinct toes and an alert, wide-eyed expression.

Usage Context

Frequently used to discuss reptiles, pets, or outdoor wildlife. Because of its swift and slinky appearance, it is also used as a visual shorthand for being cold-blooded, tricky, or to accompany jokes about camouflage, often paired with the bug or leaf emojis.

History

Added in 2016 as part of Unicode 9.0, the lizard emoji arrived during a major expansion of the animal kingdom set in emoji libraries, responding to user demand for more diverse wildlife representations beyond the standard set of mammals and birds.

Details

Glyph

🦎

Unicode

U+1F98E

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f98e:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD8E;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-reptile

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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