Gorilla Emoji

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

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What does Gorilla 🦍 mean?

Gorilla is one of the emojis in the Animals & Nature group (Mammals). People typically search for it using terms like animal.

On most keyboards you'll find it grouped with the rest of the Animals & Nature emojis under Mammals, which makes it easy to browse similar options. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.

How to use Gorilla 🦍 in a sentence

The kids wouldn't stop talking about the gorilla they saw 🦍
Used 🦍 as my profile picture for a week straight.
This documentary about the gorilla was oddly fascinating 🦍
Saw a 🦍 at the zoo this weekend.
My favorite animal has always been the gorilla 🦍

Gorilla 🦍 in other languages

French

gorille

Mandarin

大猩猩

German

Gorilla

Hindi

गोरिल्ला

Japanese

ゴリラ

Korean

고릴라

Portuguese

gorila

Spanish

gorila

Russian

горилла

Arabic

غوريلا

Frequently asked questions

What does the Gorilla 🦍 emoji mean?

Gorilla is one of the emojis in the Animals & Nature group (Mammals). People typically search for it using terms like animal.

How do people use the Gorilla 🦍 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "The kids wouldn't stop talking about the gorilla they saw 🦍" 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 Gorilla 🦍 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Gorilla 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.