Hippopotamus Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Hippopotamus ๐ฆ mean?
Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Hippopotamus emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, hippo.
Like the rest of the Animals & Nature category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.
How to use Hippopotamus ๐ฆ in a sentence
- Spotted a hippopotamus 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 hippopotamus they saw ๐ฆ
- Used ๐ฆ as my profile picture for a week straight.
- This documentary about the hippopotamus was oddly fascinating ๐ฆ
Hippopotamus ๐ฆ in other languages
French
hippopotame
Mandarin
ๆฒณ้ฉฌ
German
Nilpferd
Hindi
เคฆเคฐเคฟเคฏเคพเค เคเฅเคกเคผเคพ
Japanese
ใซใ
Korean
ํ๋ง
Portuguese
hipopรณtamo
Spanish
hipopรณtamo
Russian
ะณะธะฟะฟะพะฟะพัะฐะผ
Arabic
ูุฑุณ ุงูููุฑ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Hippopotamus ๐ฆ emoji mean?
Part of the Animals & Nature category, the Hippopotamus emoji sits within Mammals. Related keywords include animal, hippo.
How do people use the Hippopotamus ๐ฆ emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Spotted a hippopotamus 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 Hippopotamus ๐ฆ emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Hippopotamus 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.
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Cross-platform view of Hippopotamus ๐ฆ
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Hippopotamus looks across the most common platforms.
