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Hedgehog emoji ๐Ÿฆ”

๐Ÿฆ” is the hedgehog: a small brown hedgehog with a spiky back. It means hedgehogs โ€” gardens, autumn, wildlife rescue โ€” plus prickly or defensive (โ€œdonโ€™t poke me, Iโ€™m a ๐Ÿฆ”โ€ฆ

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What the hedgehog ๐Ÿฆ” emoji means

๐Ÿฆ” is the hedgehog: a small brown hedgehog with a spiky back. It means hedgehogs โ€” gardens, autumn, wildlife rescue โ€” plus prickly or defensive (โ€œdonโ€™t poke me, Iโ€™m a ๐Ÿฆ” todayโ€) and, for gamers, Sonic. It is the porcupine emoji too. Added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Autumn and woodland friends: ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ squirrel, ๐Ÿฆก badger, ๐Ÿ‚ fall leaves.

Unicode name: hedgehog ยท U+1F994 ยท Emoji 5.0 (2017) ยท group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEfound a ๐Ÿฆ” in the garden, named him Gerald

How people use it

  • Hedgehogs: gardens, rescues, autumn
  • Prickly moods: defensive, leave me alone
  • Sonic: gaming
  • Cute: pet hedgehogs

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
hedgehogU+1F994Spiky, cute
chipmunkU+1F43F U+FE0FSquirrel
badgerU+1F9A1Badger
chestnutU+1F330Autumn
dashing awayU+1F4A8Sonic speed

Questions people ask

What does ๐Ÿฆ” mean?

A hedgehog โ€” cute, prickly, autumnal, or Sonic.

Is there a porcupine emoji?

No; ๐Ÿฆ” hedgehog covers it.

When was ๐Ÿฆ” added?

2017, Emoji 5.0.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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