What does ๐ฆ Gorilla mean?
A big, dark gorilla on all fours, knuckles planted on the ground. Online it stands for raw strength and โape modeโ: heavy gym sessions, going feral, or acting on instinct instead of thinking things through. Retail investors in meme-stock and crypto circles call themselves apes, so ๐ฆ also works as a badge of holding together. And of course it covers actual gorillas, from zoo visits to wildlife documentaries.
๐ฆ Gorilla is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.
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๐ฆ Gorilla on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Gorilla looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Gorilla emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฆ 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 :gorilla:.
When was the Gorilla emoji added?
๐ฆ Gorilla was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ฆ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Gorilla. The underlying code (U+1F98D) 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.