flamingo Emoji
🦩 · U+1F9A9 · Emoji 12.0
What does the flamingo emoji mean?
Playfulness and whimsy are conveyed by the 🦩 emoji, which literally represents a flamingo, a type of tropical wading bird known for its distinctive pink feathers. In slang, the 🦩 emoji can also be used to express that something is flashy or attention-seeking, much like the bird's brightly colored appearance. It is often used to evoke a sense of fun and playfulness in digital communication.
flamingo emoji examples
- Just got back from the beach and I'm feeling like a 🦩
- Your new sunglasses are so extra 🦩 love them
How to copy the flamingo emoji
To use the flamingo emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9A9), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
flamingo emoji on different platforms
How the flamingo emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
flamingo Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🦩 |
| Name | flamingo |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F9A9 |
| Shortcode | :flamingo: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 12.0 (2019) |
flamingo Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9A9, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :flamingo:.
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