Hedgehog Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Hedgehog ๐ฆ mean?
Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Hedgehog emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, spiny.
Like the rest of the Animals & Nature category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. Because tone doesn't always come through in text, it's often paired with a short phrase when the context isn't obvious. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.
๐ก Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 5 (2017).
How to use Hedgehog ๐ฆ in a sentence
- Spotted a hedgehog on our hike today ๐ฆ
- Sent my sister a random ๐ฆ for no reason and she loved it.
- The kids wouldn't stop talking about the hedgehog they saw ๐ฆ
- Used ๐ฆ as my profile picture for a week straight.
- This documentary about the hedgehog was oddly fascinating ๐ฆ
Hedgehog ๐ฆ in other languages
French
hรฉrisson
Mandarin
ๅบ็ฌ
German
Igel
Hindi
เคธเคพเคนเฅ
Japanese
ใใชใใบใ
Korean
๊ณ ์ด๋์น
Portuguese
porco-espinho
Spanish
erizo
Russian
ะตะถ
Arabic
ูููุฏ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Hedgehog ๐ฆ emoji mean?
Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Hedgehog emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, spiny.
How do people use the Hedgehog ๐ฆ emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Spotted a hedgehog on our hike today ๐ฆ" 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 Hedgehog ๐ฆ emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Hedgehog 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.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Hedgehog ๐ฆ emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 5 (2017).
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Cross-platform view of Hedgehog ๐ฆ
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Hedgehog looks across the most common platforms.
