hedgehog Emoji
🦔 · U+1F994 · Emoji 5.0
What does the hedgehog emoji mean?
A small mammal with a spiny exterior, the 🦔 hedgehog emoji represents the actual animal, but is also used figuratively to convey defensiveness or being prickly, and in slang to express being cute or endearing, often in a quirky way. This emoji can symbolize someone who is guarded or hard to get close to, due to its spiny defense mechanism. In a more literal sense, it can be used to talk about the animal itself, such as in discussions about wildlife or pets.
hedgehog emoji examples
- just saw a hedgehog in my backyard 🦔
- you're being really prickly today 🦔
How to copy the hedgehog emoji
To use the hedgehog 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+1F994), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
hedgehog emoji on different platforms
How the hedgehog 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.
hedgehog Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🦔 |
| Name | hedgehog |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F994 |
| Shortcode | :hedgehog: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 5.0 (2017) |
hedgehog Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F994, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :hedgehog:.
People also search for the hedgehog emoji as animal, spiny.