elephant
elephant meaning
An elephant, the largest land animal. It stands for memory ("an elephant never forgets"), strength and gentleness, and it carries enormous cultural weight — in India, Ganesha is elephant-headed and elephants are sacred. It is also central to conservation: the ivory trade has devastated populations.
Meaning
An elephant, the largest land animal. It stands for memory ("an elephant never forgets"), strength and gentleness, and it carries enormous cultural weight — in India, Ganesha is elephant-headed and elephants are sacred. It is also central to conservation: the ivory trade has devastated populations. The phrase "the elephant in the room" is one of the most-used idioms it carries.
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How to use it
- Nobody is going to mention the elephant in the room 🐘
- Ivory poaching is still killing them 🐘
- They mourn their dead. Genuinely 🐘
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | olifant |
| አማርኛ | ዝሆን |
| العربية | فيل |
| অসমীয়া | হাতী |
| azərbaycan | fil |
| башҡорт | фил |
| беларуская | слон |
| български | слон |
| বাংলা | হাতি |
| bosanski | slon |
| català | elefant |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏔᎾ ᎧᎹᎹ |
| čeština | slon |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | слон |
| Cymraeg | eliffant |
| Deutsch | Elefant |
| dolnoserbšćina | elefant |
| Ελληνικά | ελέφαντας |
| English | elephant |
| español | elefante |
| eesti | elevant |
| euskara | elefantea |
| فارسی | فیل |
| suomi | elefantti |
| Filipino | elepante |
| føroyskt | fílur |
| français | éléphant |
| Gaeilge | eilifint |
| Gàidhlig | ailbhean |
| galego | elefante |
| ગુજરાતી | હાથી |
| Hausa | giwa |
| עברית | פיל |
| हिन्दी | हाथी |
| hrvatski | slon |
| hornjoserbšćina | elefant |
| magyar | elefánt |
| հայերեն | փիղ |
| Indonesia | gajah |
| íslenska | fíll |
| italiano | elefante |
| 日本語 | ゾウ |
| Jawa | gajah |
| ქართული | სპილო |
| қазақ тілі | піл |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءپىل |
| ខ្មែរ | ដំរី |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಆನೆ |
| 한국어 | 코끼리 |
| कोंकणी | हत्ती |
| кыргызча | пил |
| ລາວ | ຊ້າງ |
| lietuvių | dramblys |
| latviešu | zilonis |
| македонски | слон |
| മലയാളം | ആന |
| монгол | заан |
| मराठी | हत्ती |
| Melayu | gajah |
| မြန်မာ | ဆင် |
| नेपाली | हात्ती |
| Nederlands | olifant |
| norsk | elefant |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହାତୀ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹਾਥੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹ́lẹ́fant |
| polski | słoń |
| پښتو | هاتي |
| português | elefante |
| rumantsch | elefant |
| română | elefant |
| русский | слон |
| سنڌي | هاٿي |
| တႆး | ၸၢင်ႉ |
| සිංහල | අලියා |
| slovenčina | slon |
| slovenščina | slon |
| Soomaali | maroodi |
| shqip | elefant |
| српски | слон |
| srpski | slon |
| svenska | elefant |
| Kiswahili | ndovu |
| தமிழ் | யானை |
| తెలుగు | ఏనుగు |
| ไทย | ช้าง |
| ትግርኛ | ሓርማዝ |
| türkmen dili | pil |
| lea fakatonga | ʻelefānite |
| Türkçe | fil |
| українська | слон |
| اردو | ہاتھی |
| o‘zbek | fil |
| Tiếng Việt | voi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Erin |
| 粵語 | 大象 |
| 粤语 | 大象 |
| 中文 | 大象 |
| 繁體中文 | 大象 |
| isiZulu | indlovu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F418
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :elephant:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the elephant emoji (🐘) mean?
- An elephant, the largest land animal. It stands for memory ("an elephant never forgets"), strength and gentleness, and it carries enormous cultural weight — in India, Ganesha is elephant-headed and elephants are sacred. It is also central to conservation: the ivory trade has devastated populations.
- How do you type the elephant emoji?
- Copy the elephant 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 elephant emoji in?
- The elephant emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.