Hippopotamus emoji 🦛
🦛 is the hippopotamus: a grey hippo, mouth closed, in profile. It means hippos — safaris, zoos, the viral baby hippo Moo Deng in 2024 — and, affectionately, chubby…
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What the hippopotamus 🦛 emoji means
🦛 is the hippopotamus: a grey hippo, mouth closed, in profile. It means hippos — safaris, zoos, the viral baby hippo Moo Deng in 2024 — and, affectionately, chubby, sleepy or hungry (“hungry hungry hippos 🦛”). Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Its neighbours in the river and savannah: 🐊 crocodile, 🐘 elephant, 🦏 rhino.
Unicode name: hippopotamus · U+1F99B · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Animals & Nature.
How people use it
- Hippos: zoos, Moo Deng, safaris
- Chubby jokes: after big meals
- Hungry Hungry Hippos: the game
- Rivers: with 🐊 🌊
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| hippopotamusU+1F99B | Hippo | |
| elephantU+1F418 | Elephant | |
| rhinocerosU+1F98F | Rhino | |
| crocodileU+1F40A | River neighbour | |
| pigU+1F416 | The other chubby animal |
Questions people ask
What does 🦛 mean?
A hippo — wildlife, or a chubby, sleepy joke about yourself.
Is there a Moo Deng emoji?
No; 🦛 hippopotamus is what fans use for the famous baby hippo.
When was 🦛 added?
2018, Emoji 11.0.
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.
