mosquito Emoji

๐ŸฆŸ ยท U+1F99F ยท Emoji 11.0

What does the mosquito emoji mean?

Mosquitoes are often associated with nuisance and disease transmission, so the ๐ŸฆŸ 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 ๐ŸฆŸ emoji represents a mosquito, a type of small flying insect that feeds on the blood of animals and humans. In slang, the ๐ŸฆŸ 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

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

bitediseasefeverinsectmalariapestvirusmosquito emoji

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.

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Your device
Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
Twitter / X (Twemoji)
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

mosquito Emoji Details

Emoji๐ŸฆŸ
Namemosquito
CategoryAnimals & Nature
CodepointsU+1F99F
Shortcode:mosquito:
SourcesUnicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net
Emoji version11.0 (2018)

mosquito Emoji FAQ

What is the mosquito emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F99F, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :mosquito:.

What are other names for the mosquito emoji?

People also search for the mosquito emoji as bite, disease, fever, insect, malaria.

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