Official Meaning & Overview
Represents a skunk's spray; warning of something unpleasant or to be avoided. Can also imply uniqueness.
Official Unicode CLDR Name
Skunk
Shortcode
:skunk:Related Meanings & Search Keywords
Skunksmellstinkodorbad smellavoiddangeranimal
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Standard single-codepoint Unicode emoji character
🦨
U+1F9A8Skunk
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⚙️Technical Info
Unicode
U+1F9A8Hex Code
1F9A8Shortcodes
:skunk:CLDRSkunk
VersionEmoji 15.0
Developer Codes
Shortcode
:skunk:HTML Entity (Hex)
🦨HTML Entity (Dec)
🦨CSS Content
\1F9A8JavaScript (ES6)
\u{1F9A8}UTF-16 / JSON
\uD83E\uDDA8URL Escape
%F0%9F%A6%A8Quick Reference FAQ
What does the 🦨 Skunk emoji mean?
Represents a skunk's spray; warning of something unpleasant or to be avoided. Can also imply uniqueness.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for 🦨 Skunk?
The Unicode codepoint for 🦨 is U+1F9A8, its HTML hex entity is 🦨, and its shortcode is :skunk:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the 🦨 Skunk emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "스컹크", 日本語 "スカンク", 简体中文 "臭鼬", 繁體中文 "臭鼬", Español "Mofeta".