What does 🦧 Orangutan mean?
A shaggy orange ape with long arms, usually sitting calmly. Compared with the bulky 🦍, it comes across as gentle, thoughtful and a bit worn out, which makes it handy for slow mornings, “I am too old for this” moods, or a relaxed, unbothered vibe. Rainforest and conservation posts use it when talking about palm oil and habitat loss. It joined the keyboard in 2019, later than most primates.
🦧 Orangutan is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (mammals), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about animal, ape and monkey.
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🦧 Orangutan on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Orangutan looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Orangutan 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 :orangutan:.
When was the Orangutan emoji added?
🦧 Orangutan was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. 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 Orangutan. The underlying code (U+1F9A7) 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.