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🦍 Gorilla Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Showing a powerful gorilla, representing strength, intelligence, and family bonds among primates.
When to Use
Use for expressing strength, jungle themes, or discussing primate conservation.
Example Usage
- “Gorilla strong 🦍”
- “King of the jungle gym 🦍”
- “Gentle giant 🦍”
Popular Combinations
🦍💪
Incredible strength
🦍🌴
Jungle life
🦍❤️
Family bonds
How Gorilla looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🦍 mean in a text message?▼
Showing a powerful gorilla, representing strength, intelligence, and family bonds among primates. Use for expressing strength, jungle themes, or discussing primate conservation. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Is 🦍 used as slang or with hidden meanings?▼
Some animal and nature emoji have picked up slang meanings on social media. For example, 🐍 can mean "sneaky person" and 🍑 has well-known double meanings. The Gorilla emoji is primarily used for its literal meaning, but always consider context.
When was 🦍 added to the emoji standard?▼
Animal and nature emoji have been added across many Unicode versions. New animals are proposed to the Unicode Consortium each year, and each must go through a formal review process before being approved. Check the "Added" field above for the specific Unicode version.
What is the shortcode for 🦍?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:gorilla:` to insert the Gorilla emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f98d
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 3.0
Shortcodes
:gorilla:Keywords
animalnaturecircus
When to Use 🦍 Gorilla
Use for expressing strength, jungle themes, or discussing primate conservation.
- •Send 🦍 when you want to express or reference "gorilla" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🦍 in conversations about animal or nature to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🦍 Gorilla on social media posts, stories, or comments related to gorilla
- •Combine 🦍 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about animal, nature, circus
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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