bat

bat meaning

A bat in flight, added in Emoji 9. 0. It represents the only flying mammal, caves, and Halloween — it is a fixture of October. It carries vampire associations and, since 2020, an unavoidable connection to disease origins, which is worth being aware of.

Meaning

A bat in flight, added in Emoji 9.0. It represents the only flying mammal, caves, and Halloween — it is a fixture of October. It carries vampire associations and, since 2020, an unavoidable connection to disease origins, which is worth being aware of. Bats are also vital pollinators and pest controllers, a fact conservationists work hard to publicise against their poor reputation.

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How to use it

• Bats at dusk over the garden 🦇
• Halloween decorations are up 🦇
• They eat their body weight in mosquitoes 🦇

How it looks

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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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Technical details

Codepoints

U+1F987

Emoji version

3

Shortcodes

:bat:

Category

Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the bat emoji (🦇) mean?

A bat in flight, added in Emoji 9. 0. It represents the only flying mammal, caves, and Halloween — it is a fixture of October. It carries vampire associations and, since 2020, an unavoidable connection to disease origins, which is worth being aware of.

How do you type the bat emoji?

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What category is the bat emoji in?

The bat emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.