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

Information about emoji HIPPOPOTAMUS
- Unicode Name
- HIPPOPOTAMUS
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F99B
- Category
- Animals & Nature
- Subcategory
- Mammals
- Slug
- hippopotamus
Meaning and description of emoticon 
The
emoji depicts a hippopotamus — a large semi-aquatic mammal. Part of the Unicode standard, 'Animals & Nature' category.
is a hippopotamus — a large semi-aquatic animal. In chats it conveys clumsy bulk that hides surprising agility and aggression. Often paired with
,
,
. Fitting when talking about Africa, "gentle giant" appearances, or the contrast between looks and reality. On a deeper level, the hippo represents power disguised as clumsiness — the most dangerous one isn't always the scariest-looking.
Usage Examples 
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :hippopotamus: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :hippopotamus: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :hippopotamus: | |
| HTML Dec | 🦛 | |
| HTML Hex | 🦛 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F99B"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F99B | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83E\uDD9B | |
| Perl | \x{1F99B} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F99B} | |
| Punycode | xn--rt9h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%A6%9B | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F A6 9B |





