T-Rex 🦖
History & usage: This emoji shows a cheeky T-Rex figure peeking through tiny arms, and it’s often used to add playful energy to chats, posts, and UI labels. People use it to react with humor, to signal something big or bold in a lighthearted way, or to nod to dinosaur facts in a caption. In messages, it acts as a friendly punchline, a quirky topping for memes, or a badge-like icon on buttons and notifications when you want to convey excitement without words. In menus, it can highlight features that feel adventurous or retro. Accessibility note: Alt text: a small cartoon T‑Rex icon. Use it in greetings to soften a message, or in reactions to emphasize a playful mood during conversations about games, movies, or science topics. Playful energy keeps tone light.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F996 - General Category:
So - Age:
10.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 96 - UTF-16:
D83E DD96 - UTF-32:
0001F996 - HTML dec:
🦖 - HTML hex:
🦖 - JS escape:
\u{1F996} - Python \N{}:
\N{T-REX} - Python \U:
\U0001F996 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%96 - CSS escape:
\1F996
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+1F996 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.