ninja Emoji
๐ฅท ยท U+1F977 ยท Emoji 13.0
What does the ninja emoji mean?
Literally, ๐ฅท represents a ninja, a covert agent or warrior in Japanese culture, whereas figuratively and in slang, it symbolizes stealth, agility, or someone who is highly skilled or sneaky, often used to express admiration for someone's cunning or quick thinking, and can also imply a sense of playfulness or mischief, as the ninja is often seen as a mysterious and intriguing figure, its meaning can vary depending on the context in which it is used, and it is often used to add a lighthearted or humorous tone to a message, and in some cases, it can be used to represent a fighter or a warrior, which is why it is also related to the search term fighter emoji.
ninja in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
๐ป Light๐ผ Medium-light๐ฝ Medium๐พ Medium-dark๐ฟ Dark
ninja emoji examples
- just pulled off the ultimate prank on my sister ๐ฅท
- you're such a ninja with that new video game ๐ฅท
How to copy the ninja emoji
To use the ninja 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+1F977), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
ninja emoji on different platforms
How the ninja 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.



ninja Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฅท |
| Name | ninja |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F977 |
| Shortcode | :ninja: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 13.0 (2020) |
ninja Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F977, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :ninja:.
People also search for the ninja emoji as assassin, fight, fighter, hidden, person.