Animals & Nature ยท Mammals
๐ฆ Giraffe
- Emoji
- ๐ฆ
- Unicode
- U+1F992
- Shortcode
- :giraffe:
- HTML code
- 🦒
- Approved in
- Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Category
- Animals & Nature
What does the ๐ฆ emoji mean?
The ๐ฆ emoji shows giraffe and belongs to Animals & Nature (mammals). It appears in messages about animal and spots, nature posts, or as an affectionate nickname.
Keywords: animal, spots.
How ๐ฆ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.




Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the โYour deviceโ box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ๐ฆ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button ๐ and type โgiraffeโ in โSearch Emojiโ. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search โgiraffeโ. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type โgiraffeโ. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search โgiraffeโ. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :giraffe: |
๐ฆ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | giraffe |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F992 |
| HTML decimal | 🦒 |
| HTML hex | 🦒 |
| CSS | \1F992 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F992} |
| Shortcode | :giraffe: |
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What does the ๐ฆ emoji mean?
The ๐ฆ emoji shows giraffe and belongs to Animals & Nature (mammals). It appears in messages about animal and spots, nature posts, or as an affectionate nickname.
How do I copy and paste the giraffe emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching โgiraffeโ.
When was the ๐ฆ emoji released?
It was approved in Emoji 5.0, in 2017. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.