Emoji
(HEDGEHOG): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(HEDGEHOG), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji HEDGEHOG
- Unicode Name
- HEDGEHOG
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F994
- Category
- Animals & Nature
- Subcategory
- animal-mammal
- Slug
- hedgehog
Meaning and description of emoticon 🦔
The 🦔 emoji depicts a hedgehog with spines — a small spiny mammal. Part of the Unicode standard, 'Animals & Nature' category.
🦔 is a hedgehog with spines. In chats it conveys prickly defense, a small but protected creature, and cozy autumn imagery (mushrooms, leaves). Often paired with 🍁, 🍄, 🏠. Fitting when showing a defensive but cute character, or autumn-needlework moods. On a deeper level, the hedgehog represents the ability to protect yourself without being aggressive — you just curl up.
Usage Examples 🦔
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :hedgehog: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :hedgehog: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :hedgehog: | |
| HTML Dec | 🦔 | |
| HTML Hex | 🦔 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F994"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F994 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83E\uDD94 | |
| Perl | \x{1F994} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F994} | |
| Punycode | xn--kt9h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%A6%94 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F A6 94 |