Orangutan Emoji

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

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What does Orangutan 🦧 mean?

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

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. 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.

How to use Orangutan 🦧 in a sentence

Saw a 🦧 at the zoo this weekend.
My favorite animal has always been the orangutan 🦧
Spotted a orangutan on our hike today 🦧
Sent my sister a random 🦧 for no reason and she loved it.
The kids wouldn't stop talking about the orangutan they saw 🦧🐵

Orangutan 🦧 in other languages

French

orang-outan

Mandarin

红毛猩猩

German

Orang-Utan

Hindi

वनमानुष

Japanese

オランウータン

Korean

오랑우탄

Portuguese

orangotango

Spanish

orangután

Russian

орангутан

Arabic

إنسان الغاب

Frequently asked questions

What does the Orangutan 🦧 emoji mean?

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

How do people use the Orangutan 🦧 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Saw a 🦧 at the zoo this weekend." 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 Orangutan 🦧 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Orangutan 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.