flamingo
flamingo meaning
A pink flamingo, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents the bird, tropical and coastal wetlands, and an enormous aesthetic industry — flamingos are everywhere in summer decor, pool floats and kitsch. Their pink comes from the shrimp they eat.
Meaning
A pink flamingo, added in Emoji 12.0. It represents the bird, tropical and coastal wetlands, and an enormous aesthetic industry — flamingos are everywhere in summer decor, pool floats and kitsch. Their pink comes from the shrimp they eat. The emoji is used far more for its colour and its vibe than for the actual bird.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Flamingo
How to use it
- Pool float, obviously a flamingo 🦩
- They are pink because of what they eat 🦩
- Standing on one leg for reasons nobody fully agrees on 🦩
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.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
Combos with flamingo
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | flamink |
| አማርኛ | ፍላሚንጎ |
| العربية | فلامينغو |
| অসমীয়া | ফ্লেমিংগ’ |
| azərbaycan | flaminqo |
| башҡорт | фламинго |
| беларуская | фламінга |
| български | фламинго |
| বাংলা | মরাল |
| bosanski | flamingo |
| català | flamenc |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏚᎯᏅᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏆ |
| čeština | plameňák |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | фламинго |
| Cymraeg | fflamingo |
| Deutsch | Flamingo |
| dolnoserbšćina | flamingo |
| Ελληνικά | φλαμίνγκο |
| English | flamingo |
| español | flamenco |
| eesti | flamingo |
| euskara | flamenkoa |
| فارسی | فلامینگو |
| suomi | flamingo |
| Filipino | flamingo |
| føroyskt | flamingo |
| français | flamant |
| Gaeilge | lasairéan |
| Gàidhlig | flamingo |
| galego | flamengo |
| ગુજરાતી | સુરખાબ |
| Hausa | filamingo |
| עברית | פלמינגו |
| हिन्दी | लाल हंस |
| hrvatski | plamenac |
| hornjoserbšćina | flamingo |
| magyar | flamingó |
| հայերեն | ֆլամինգո |
| Indonesia | flamingo |
| íslenska | flamingói |
| italiano | fenicottero |
| 日本語 | フラミンゴ |
| Jawa | flamingo |
| ქართული | ფლამინგო |
| қазақ тілі | фламинго |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | فلامينگو |
| ខ្មែរ | កុកពណ៌ស៊ីកូលាប |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಫ್ಲಮಿಂಗೊ |
| 한국어 | 홍학 |
| कोंकणी | फ्लेमिंगो |
| кыргызча | фламинго |
| ລາວ | ນົກຟລາມິງໂກ |
| lietuvių | flamingas |
| latviešu | flamingo |
| македонски | фламинго |
| മലയാളം | ഹംസം |
| монгол | ягаан наль |
| मराठी | फ्लेमिंगो |
| Melayu | flamingo |
| မြန်မာ | ကြိုးကြာနီ |
| नेपाली | फ्लेमिङ्गो |
| Nederlands | flamingo |
| norsk | flamingo |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଫ୍ଲାମିଙ୍ଗୋ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲਮਢੀਂਗ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Flamíngo |
| polski | flaming |
| پښتو | غزى، ډينګ |
| português | flamingo |
| rumantsch | flamingo |
| română | flamingo |
| русский | фламинго |
| سنڌي | فليمنگو |
| တႆး | ၼူၵ်ႉၾလမိၼ်းၵူဝ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | රණහංසයා |
| slovenčina | plameniak |
| slovenščina | flamingo |
| Soomaali | qudunquuto |
| shqip | flamingo |
| српски | фламинго |
| srpski | flamingo |
| svenska | flamingo |
| Kiswahili | Flamingo |
| தமிழ் | பூநாரை |
| తెలుగు | ఫ్లెమింగో |
| ไทย | นกฟลามิงโก |
| ትግርኛ | ፍላሚንጎ |
| türkmen dili | gyzylinjik |
| lea fakatonga | falamingo |
| Türkçe | flamingo |
| українська | фламінго |
| اردو | لم ٹنگو |
| o‘zbek | flamingo |
| Tiếng Việt | hồng hạc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Vote ẹyẹ flamingò |
| 粵語 | 紅鶴 |
| 粤语 | 红鹤 |
| 中文 | 火烈鸟 |
| 繁體中文 | 紅鶴 |
| isiZulu | i-flamingo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9A9
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :flamingo:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the flamingo emoji (🦩) mean?
- A pink flamingo, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents the bird, tropical and coastal wetlands, and an enormous aesthetic industry — flamingos are everywhere in summer decor, pool floats and kitsch. Their pink comes from the shrimp they eat.
- How do you type the flamingo emoji?
- Copy the flamingo 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 flamingo emoji in?
- The flamingo emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
Emoji Kitchen
See flamingo combined with hundreds of other emoji in Google's Emoji Kitchen.
Browse flamingo mashups →