Gorilla 🦍
Usage snapshot:
- Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
- Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.
History & usage: This emoji shows a gorilla. It signals strength, calm presence, or playful mood in chats. Use it to express awe at a big task, to tag wildlife or conservation topics, or to react to friendly, heavy messages. In educational posts, it appears as a pictorial emblem in captions or annotations about primates. In typographic specimens or archival transcription, it can mark illustrative notes about animal symbolism. Accessibility: provide alt text like 'gorilla emoji' for screen readers and ensure high contrast in UI labels.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F98D - General Category:
So - Age:
9.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 8D - UTF-16:
D83E DD8D - UTF-32:
0001F98D - HTML dec:
🦍 - HTML hex:
🦍 - JS escape:
\u{1F98D} - Python \N{}:
\N{GORILLA} - Python \U:
\U0001F98D - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%8D - CSS escape:
\1F98D
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+1F98D 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.