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Llama emoji 🦙 (alpaca)

🦙 is the llama: a woolly white llama in profile. It means llamas and alpacas (there is no separate alpaca), Peru and the Andes, wool and knitting, and the internet’s…

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What the llama 🦙 (alpaca) emoji means

🦙 is the llama: a woolly white llama in profile. It means llamas and alpacas (there is no separate alpaca), Peru and the Andes, wool and knitting, and the internet’s favourite pun, “no drama llama”. Fortnite players use it for the game’s loot llama. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Its relatives: 🐪 camel and, for the wool, 🐑 sheep.

Unicode name: llama · U+1F999 · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEno drama 🦙 this weekend, just naps

How people use it

  • No drama llama: the pun
  • Peru and travel: Machu Picchu posts
  • Alpaca farms: wool, knitting
  • Fortnite: the loot llama

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
llamaU+1F999Llama, alpaca
camelU+1F42ACamel
goatU+1F410Goat
eweU+1F411Sheep
flag: PeruU+1F1F5 U+1F1EAPeru

Questions people ask

Is there an alpaca emoji?

No — 🦙 llama covers both.

What does 🦙 mean?

A llama: Peru, wool, “no drama llama” or Fortnite.

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.

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