mosquito Emoji
๐ฆ ยท U+1F99F ยท Emoji 11.0
What does the mosquito emoji mean?
Mosquitoes are often associated with nuisance and disease transmission, so the ๐ฆ emoji is frequently used to express annoyance or frustration with bugs or summer weather, and it can also represent a pest or nuisance in a figurative sense, such as a person who is annoying or a problem that is persistent. Literally, the ๐ฆ emoji represents a mosquito, a type of small flying insect that feeds on the blood of animals and humans. In slang, the ๐ฆ emoji may be used to complain about a minor but persistent problem, like a mosquito buzzing around one's head. This emoji can also be used to talk about diseases like malaria or dengue fever that are transmitted by mosquitoes.
mosquito emoji examples
- ugh I got eaten alive by mosquitoes at the park today ๐ฆ
- my little brother is being such a mosquito ๐ฆ always buzzing around and annoying me
How to copy the mosquito emoji
To use the mosquito 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+1F99F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
mosquito emoji on different platforms
How the mosquito 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.



mosquito Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฆ |
| Name | mosquito |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F99F |
| Shortcode | :mosquito: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 11.0 (2018) |
mosquito Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F99F, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :mosquito:.
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