monkey Emoji
๐ ยท U+1F412 ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the monkey emoji mean?
Playfulness and mischief are conveyed by the ๐ emoji, which literally represents a monkey, often used to express curiosity or cheeky behavior, and figuratively to describe someone or something as sneaky or cunning, with slang uses including referencing someone who is up to no good or causing trouble, and in some cases, to express excitement or energy, especially in relation to a fun or wild experience. It can also be used to represent a mischievous or quick-witted person.
monkey emoji examples
- just saw a monkey at the zoo and I'm obsessed ๐
- you're such a little monkey always getting into trouble ๐
How to copy the monkey emoji
To use the monkey 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+1F412), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
monkey emoji on different platforms
How the monkey 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.



monkey Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ |
| Name | monkey |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F412 |
| Shortcode | :monkey: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
monkey Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F412, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :monkey:.
People also search for the monkey emoji as animal, banana.