What does ๐ Ant mean?
A small dark ant, usually shown from the side. Ants symbolise hard work, teamwork and tiny steps adding up to big things. People also use it for ant invasions in the kitchen or at picnics. Having โants in your pantsโ means being restless and unable to sit still. It is also used to show something is very small.
๐ Ant is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (bugs & insects), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, garden and insect.
Example messages
๐ Ant on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ant looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Ant emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :ant:.
When was the Ant emoji added?
๐ Ant was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Ant. The underlying code (U+1F41C) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.