Donkey Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Donkey 🫏 mean?

Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Donkey emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, ass, burro, hinny.

Like the rest of the Animals & Nature category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. As with most emojis, its exact meaning can shift depending on who you're texting and what came before it in the conversation. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.

How to use Donkey 🫏 in a sentence

Spotted a donkey on our hike today 🫏
Sent my sister a random 🫏 for no reason and she loved it.
The kids wouldn't stop talking about the donkey they saw 🫏
Used 🫏 as my profile picture for a week straight.
This documentary about the donkey was oddly fascinating 🫏🫎

Donkey 🫏 in other languages

French

âne

Mandarin

驴

German

Esel

Hindi

गधा

Japanese

ロバ

Korean

당나귀

Portuguese

burro

Spanish

burro

Russian

осел

Arabic

حمار

Frequently asked questions

What does the Donkey 🫏 emoji mean?

Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Donkey emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, ass, burro, hinny.

How do people use the Donkey 🫏 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Spotted a donkey on our hike today 🫏" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Donkey 🫏 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Donkey as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.