Crocodile 🐊
🐊 (U+1F40A) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Crocodile is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The CROCODILE depicts the animal crocodile. In messages, use it to refer to the creature, wildlife topics, or a sense of danger. It can appear in stories, jokes, or nature conversations to add a vivid image. Use it to show emphasis on wildness, strength, or a specific scene involving reptiles. In UI text, it supports quick meaning without words and helps convey mood when context is clear. Ensure the surrounding text clarifies intent so readers understand what the emoji means in each case. Appearance may vary across platforms and fonts, so color and details can differ. For accessibility, provide nearby text that explains the meaning. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text-style fallback may be shown.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F40A in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F40A - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 90 8A - UTF-16:
D83D DC0A - UTF-32:
0001F40A - HTML dec:
🐊 - HTML hex:
🐊 - JS escape:
\u{1F40A} - Python \N{}:
\N{CROCODILE} - Python \U:
\U0001F40A - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%90%8A - CSS escape:
\1F40A
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F40A or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🐊 (hex) or 🐊 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.