T-Rex Emoji
🦖 · U+1F996 · Emoji 5.0
What does the T-Rex emoji mean?
Dinosaurs are often associated with power and ferocity, and the 🦖 emoji is frequently used to convey a sense of intensity or playfulness, such as describing a strong or overwhelming situation, or jokingly referring to someone as a fierce or dominant personality. Literally, the 🦖 emoji represents a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a large carnivorous dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period. Figuratively, it can also be used to express excitement or awe, similar to using words like "awesome" or "intimidating". In slang, it may be used to describe something or someone that is considered cool or impressive.
T-Rex emoji examples
- just had the craziest workout 🦖
- my little brother is such a 🦖 when he plays video games
How to copy the T-Rex emoji
To use the T-Rex 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+1F996), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
T-Rex emoji on different platforms
How the T-Rex 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.
T-Rex Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🦖 |
| Name | T-Rex |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F996 |
| Shortcode | :t-rex: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 5.0 (2017) |
T-Rex Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F996, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :t-rex:.
People also search for the T-Rex emoji as dinosaur, rex, t-rex, tyrannosaurus.