What does ๐ฆ Hedgehog mean?
A small brown hedgehog covered in spines. It is cute and a bit shy, and it captures a prickly mood when someone wants to be left alone. Gamers associate it with Sonic, the fast blue hedgehog, so it also suggests speed. Pet hedgehog owners share it constantly, and in the UK it is linked with gardens, autumn evenings and campaigns to protect the species.
๐ฆ Hedgehog is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about animal and spiny.
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๐ฆ Hedgehog on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hedgehog looks on each platform.
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Hedgehog emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Hedgehog 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 :hedgehog:.
When was the Hedgehog emoji added?
๐ฆ Hedgehog was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. 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 Hedgehog. The underlying code (U+1F994) 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.