Skunk Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Skunk 🦨 mean?

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

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.

💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).

How to use Skunk 🦨 in a sentence

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

Skunk 🦨 in other languages

French

mouffette

Mandarin

臭鼬

German

Stinktier

Hindi

स्कंक

Japanese

スカンク

Korean

스컹크

Portuguese

gambá

Spanish

mofeta

Russian

скунс

Arabic

ظربان

Frequently asked questions

What does the Skunk 🦨 emoji mean?

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

How do people use the Skunk 🦨 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Spotted a skunk 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 Skunk 🦨 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Skunk 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 Skunk 🦨 emoji?

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 12 (2019).