🦛 "hippopotamus" emoji (copy and paste)
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hippopotamus
A hippopotamus, a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, common in rivers and lakes.
Meaning of the hippopotamus Emoji
This emoji represents a hippopotamus, symbolizing power, water-dwelling nature, or African wildlife. It can depict the animal itself, often associated with rivers and lakes, or evoke qualities like strength and protectiveness. The emoji adds a robust and aquatic tone to messages.
Usage Examples
- River hippo 🦛
- Yawning beast 🦛
- African giant 🦛
Alternative Names
hippopotamus
Related Word Associations
hippopotamus, hippo, river, yaws, semi-aquatic
Appearance in OpenMoji
Download the OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0) version of the 🦛 hippopotamus emoji for cross-platform use:
PNG format:
SVG format:
Unicode Data
- Code Point(s):
- U+1F99B
- Version:
- Emoji E11.0
Developer Codes
| Shortcode (Discord) | :hippopotamus: |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :hippopotamus: |
| Shortcode (Slack) | :hippopotamus: |
| HTML Dec | 🦛 |
| HTML Hex | 🦛 |
| CSS | \01f99b |
| C, C++ & Python | \U0001f99b |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83E\uDD9B |
| Perl | \x{1f99b} |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1f99b} |
| Punycode | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%A6%9B |