giraffe
giraffe meaning
A giraffe, added in Emoji 11. 0. It stands for the tallest land animal, African wildlife and safaris. It carries a gentle, gangly charm and is a favourite in children's decor and nursery themes.
Meaning
A giraffe, added in Emoji 11.0. It stands for the tallest land animal, African wildlife and safaris. It carries a gentle, gangly charm and is a favourite in children's decor and nursery themes. Giraffe populations have fallen sharply and the species is now classed as vulnerable, so it also appears in conservation posts, though less often than the elephant or rhino.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Giraffe
How to use it
- Giraffes at the waterhole 🦒
- Tallest animal on earth, and the gentlest 🦒
- Nursery theme sorted 🦒
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).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kameelperd |
| አማርኛ | ቀጭኔ |
| العربية | زرافة |
| অসমীয়া | জিৰাফ |
| azərbaycan | zürafə |
| башҡорт | жираф |
| беларуская | жыраф |
| български | жираф |
| বাংলা | জিরাফ |
| bosanski | žirafa |
| català | girafa |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏚᎩᏍᎩ |
| čeština | žirafa |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | жираф |
| Cymraeg | jiráff |
| Deutsch | Giraffe |
| dolnoserbšćina | girafa |
| Ελληνικά | καμηλοπάρδαλη |
| English | giraffe |
| español | jirafa |
| eesti | kaelkirjak |
| euskara | jirafa |
| فارسی | زرافه |
| suomi | kirahvi |
| Filipino | giraffe |
| føroyskt | giraffur |
| français | girafe |
| Gaeilge | sioráf |
| Gàidhlig | sioraf |
| galego | xirafa |
| ગુજરાતી | જિરાફ |
| Hausa | raƙumin dawa |
| עברית | ג׳ירף |
| हिन्दी | जिराफ़ |
| hrvatski | žirafa |
| hornjoserbšćina | hłowa girafy |
| magyar | zsiráf |
| հայերեն | ընձուղտ |
| Indonesia | jerapah |
| íslenska | gíraffi |
| italiano | giraffa |
| 日本語 | キリン |
| Jawa | jerapah |
| ქართული | ჟირაფი |
| қазақ тілі | керік |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كەرىك |
| ខ្មែរ | សត្វកវែង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಜಿರಾಫೆ |
| 한국어 | 기린 |
| कोंकणी | जिराफ |
| кыргызча | жираф |
| ລາວ | ຢີຣາບ |
| lietuvių | žirafa |
| latviešu | žirafe |
| македонски | жирафа |
| മലയാളം | ജിറാഫ് |
| монгол | анааш |
| मराठी | जिराफ |
| Melayu | zirafah |
| မြန်မာ | သစ်ကုလားအုတ် |
| नेपाली | जिराफ |
| Nederlands | giraffe |
| norsk | sjiraff |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଜିରାଫ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਜਿਰਾਫ਼ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Jiraf |
| polski | żyrafa |
| پښتو | زرافه |
| português | girafa |
| rumantsch | giraffa |
| română | girafă |
| русский | жираф |
| سنڌي | جراف |
| တႆး | ယီးလၢႆးၶေႃးယၢဝ်း |
| සිංහල | ජිරාෆ් |
| slovenčina | žirafa |
| slovenščina | žirafa |
| Soomaali | geri |
| shqip | gjirafë |
| српски | жирафа |
| srpski | žirafa |
| svenska | giraff |
| Kiswahili | twiga |
| தமிழ் | ஒட்டகச்சிவிங்கி |
| తెలుగు | జిరాఫీ |
| ไทย | ยีราฟ |
| ትግርኛ | ዘራፍ |
| türkmen dili | žiraf |
| lea fakatonga | silafi |
| Türkçe | zürafa |
| українська | жирафа |
| اردو | زرافہ |
| o‘zbek | jirafa |
| Tiếng Việt | hươu cao cổ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àgùfọn |
| 粵語 | 長頸鹿 |
| 粤语 | 长颈鹿 |
| 中文 | 长颈鹿 |
| 繁體中文 | 長頸鹿 |
| isiZulu | indlulamithi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F992
- Emoji version
- 5
- Shortcodes
- :giraffe:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the giraffe emoji (🦒) mean?
- A giraffe, added in Emoji 11. 0. It stands for the tallest land animal, African wildlife and safaris. It carries a gentle, gangly charm and is a favourite in children's decor and nursery themes.
- How do you type the giraffe emoji?
- Copy the giraffe 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 giraffe emoji in?
- The giraffe emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.