What does ๐ฅท Ninja mean?
A figure dressed head to toe in black with only the eyes showing, inspired by the shinobi of feudal Japan and countless martial arts films. In chat it means sneaking around, moving quietly or doing something with impressive skill. Gamers use it for stealth builds, and people say they got โninjaโdโ when someone beat them to a reply or grabbed the last item first. Playful job titles like โcoding ninjaโ use it too.
๐ฅท Ninja is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about assassin, fight, fighter, hidden, person and secret.
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๐ฅท Ninja on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ninja looks on each platform.
Ninja in every skin tone
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Ninja emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Ninja emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฅท 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 :ninja:.
When was the Ninja emoji added?
๐ฅท Ninja was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Ninja emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ฅท, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ฅท๐ป ๐ฅท๐ผ ๐ฅท๐ฝ ๐ฅท๐พ ๐ฅท๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ฅท look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Ninja. The underlying code (U+1F977) 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.