What does ๐ Monkey mean?
A full-body monkey shown from the side, often crouching or mid-climb. Where ๐ต is all personality, this one feels closer to the real animal, so it turns up in travel stories about temples, forests and snack-stealing monkeys. Parents use it for kids who climb everything, and friends use it for โmonkey businessโ or general silliness. It has also been misused as a racist taunt online, so context matters when sending it.
๐ Monkey is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal and banana.
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๐ Monkey on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Monkey looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Monkey 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 :monkey:.
When was the Monkey emoji added?
๐ Monkey 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 Monkey. The underlying code (U+1F412) 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.