What does 🦟 Mosquito mean?
A thin mosquito with long legs and a needle-like mouth. On summer evenings it captures the misery of being bitten, buzzed and kept awake, and campers send it as a reminder to pack repellent. Public health posts use it to talk about malaria, dengue and other diseases that mosquitoes spread. It also works as a playful label for an annoying person who keeps buzzing around. It was added in 2018.
🦟 Mosquito is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (bugs & insects), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about bite, disease, fever, insect, malaria and pest.
Example messages
🦟 Mosquito on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Mosquito looks on each platform.
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Mosquito emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Mosquito 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 :mosquito:.
When was the Mosquito emoji added?
🦟 Mosquito 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 Mosquito. The underlying code (U+1F99F) 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.