Skunk 🦨
History & usage: This emoji shows a small, tail-swirling animal that signals playfulness, mischief, or a cheeky moment in chats and social posts. People use it to tease a friend, hint at a humorous secret, or lighten a tense update with a wink of attitude. In UI labels or reaction options, it can convey a nudge toward something a bit offbeat or to mark a fun and quirky feature. It works well in captions, comments, and stories where a lighthearted, nonverbal cue adds personality without text. When reacting to posts, it can signal a playful acknowledgment or a wink to share inside jokes with followers. Accessibility: provide alt text like "skunk emoji" so screen readers describe it clearly for users who rely on assistive tech.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F9A8 - General Category:
So - Age:
12.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 A8 - UTF-16:
D83E DDA8 - UTF-32:
0001F9A8 - HTML dec:
🦨 - HTML hex:
🦨 - JS escape:
\u{1F9A8} - Python \N{}:
\N{SKUNK} - Python \U:
\U0001F9A8 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%A8 - CSS escape:
\1F9A8
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+1F9A8 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.