What does 🦡 Badger mean?
A badger with a distinctive black-and-white striped face. To “badger” someone means to keep pestering them, so it is a handy, self-aware way to send a reminder. It also nods to the fearless honey badger meme about not caring what anyone thinks. Harry Potter fans use it for Hufflepuff, and it represents sports teams like the Wisconsin Badgers.
🦡 Badger is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about animal, honey and pester.
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🦡 Badger on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Badger looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Badger emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🦡 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 :badger:.
When was the Badger emoji added?
🦡 Badger was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🦡 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Badger. The underlying code (U+1F9A1) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.