donkey
donkey meaning
A donkey, added in Emoji 15. 0 after a long absence that many found baffling. It represents the working animal, central to agriculture across the world for millennia, and it carries the sense of stubbornness — as stubborn as a mule.
Meaning
A donkey, added in Emoji 15.0 after a long absence that many found baffling. It represents the working animal, central to agriculture across the world for millennia, and it carries the sense of stubbornness — as stubborn as a mule. It also has a political dimension in the United States, where the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic Party.
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How to use it
- Stubborn as anything 🫏
- Donkey sanctuary visit, highly recommend 🫏
- They have worked alongside us for six thousand years 🫏
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
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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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | donkie |
| አማርኛ | አህያ |
| العربية | حمار |
| অসমীয়া | গাধ |
| azərbaycan | eşşək |
| башҡорт | ишәк |
| беларуская | асёл |
| български | магаре |
| বাংলা | গাধা |
| bosanski | magarac |
| català | ase |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎦᎴᏅᎯᏓ |
| čeština | osel |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ашак |
| Cymraeg | asyn |
| Deutsch | Esel |
| dolnoserbšćina | wósolik |
| Ελληνικά | γάιδαρος |
| English | donkey |
| español | burro |
| eesti | eesel |
| euskara | astoa |
| فارسی | الاغ |
| suomi | aasi |
| Filipino | asno |
| føroyskt | esil |
| français | âne |
| Gaeilge | asal |
| Gàidhlig | asal |
| galego | burro |
| ગુજરાતી | ગધેડો |
| Hausa | jaki |
| עברית | חמור |
| हिन्दी | गधा |
| hrvatski | magarac |
| hornjoserbšćina | wóslik |
| magyar | szamár |
| հայերեն | էշ |
| Indonesia | keledai |
| íslenska | asni |
| italiano | asino |
| 日本語 | ロバ |
| Jawa | kuldi |
| ქართული | ვირი |
| қазақ тілі | есек |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەسەك |
| ខ្មែរ | លា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕತ್ತೆ |
| 한국어 | 당나귀 |
| कोंकणी | गाढव |
| кыргызча | эшек |
| ລາວ | ໂຕລາ |
| lietuvių | asilas |
| latviešu | ēzelis |
| македонски | магаре |
| മലയാളം | കഴുത |
| монгол | илжиг |
| मराठी | गाढव |
| Melayu | keldai |
| မြန်မာ | မြည်း |
| नेपाली | गधा |
| Nederlands | ezel |
| norsk | esel |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଗଧ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਗਧਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Jakí |
| polski | osioł |
| پښتو | خر |
| português | burro |
| rumantsch | asen |
| română | măgar |
| русский | осел |
| سنڌي | گڏھ |
| တႆး | လႃး |
| සිංහල | බූරුවා |
| slovenčina | somár |
| slovenščina | osel |
| Soomaali | dameer |
| shqip | gomar |
| српски | магарац |
| srpski | magarac |
| svenska | åsna |
| Kiswahili | punda |
| தமிழ் | கழுதை |
| తెలుగు | గాడిద |
| ไทย | ลา |
| ትግርኛ | አድጊ |
| türkmen dili | eşek |
| lea fakatonga | ʻasi |
| Türkçe | eşek |
| українська | віслюк |
| اردو | گدھا |
| o‘zbek | eshak |
| Tiếng Việt | con lừa |
| Èdè Yorùbá | kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ |
| 粵語 | 驢 |
| 粤语 | 驴 |
| 中文 | 驴 |
| 繁體中文 | 驢 |
| isiZulu | imbongolo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FACF
- Emoji version
- 15
- Shortcodes
- :donkey:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the donkey emoji (🫏) mean?
- A donkey, added in Emoji 15. 0 after a long absence that many found baffling. It represents the working animal, central to agriculture across the world for millennia, and it carries the sense of stubbornness — as stubborn as a mule.
- How do you type the donkey emoji?
- Copy the donkey emoji 🫏 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the donkey emoji in?
- The donkey emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.