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๐ Monkey
- Emoji
- ๐
- Unicode
- U+1F412
- Shortcode
- :monkey:
- HTML code
- 🐒
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Animals & Nature
What does the ๐ emoji mean?
The ๐ emoji shows monkey and belongs to Animals & Nature (mammals). It appears in messages about animal and banana, nature posts, or as an affectionate nickname.
Keywords: animal, banana.
Featured in: Laughing and funny emojis.
How ๐ 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 ๐ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button ๐ and type โmonkeyโ in โSearch Emojiโ. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search โmonkeyโ. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type โmonkeyโ. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search โmonkeyโ. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :monkey: |
๐ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | monkey |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F412 |
| HTML decimal | 🐒 |
| HTML hex | 🐒 |
| CSS | \1F412 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F412} |
| Shortcode | :monkey: |
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What does the ๐ emoji mean?
The ๐ emoji shows monkey and belongs to Animals & Nature (mammals). It appears in messages about animal and banana, nature posts, or as an affectionate nickname.
How do I copy and paste the monkey 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 โmonkeyโ.
When was the ๐ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.