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gorilla

gorilla meaning

A gorilla, added in Emoji 9. 0. It stands for strength, size and power, and for the great apes generally. It carries an association with Harambe, the gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo in 2016, which became one of the internet's most persistent memes.

Meaning

A gorilla, added in Emoji 9.0. It stands for strength, size and power, and for the great apes generally. It carries an association with Harambe, the gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo in 2016, which became one of the internet's most persistent memes. It also appears in conservation posts — gorillas are endangered — and in gym culture, where it signals raw physical strength.

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gorilla rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

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

gorilla rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

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

gorilla rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

gorilla rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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LanguageName
Afrikaansgorilla
አማርኛጉሬዛ
العربيةغوريلا
অসমীয়াগৰিলা
azərbaycanqorilla
башҡортгорилла
беларускаягарыла
българскигорила
বাংলাগোরিলা
bosanskigorila
catalàgoril·la
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ
češtinagorila
чӑваш чӗлхигорилла
Cymraeggorila
DeutschGorilla
dolnoserbšćinagorila
Ελληνικάγορίλας
Englishgorilla
españolgorila
eestigorilla
euskaragorila
فارسیگوریل
suomigorilla
Filipinogorilya
føroysktgorilla
françaisgorille
Gaeilgegoraille
Gàidhliggoiriola
galegogorila
ગુજરાતીગોરીલા
Hausabirin gorilla
עבריתגורילה
हिन्दीगोरिल्ला
hrvatskigorila
hornjoserbšćinagorila
magyargorilla
հայերենգորիլա
Indonesiagorila
íslenskagórilla
italianogorilla
日本語ゴリラ
Jawagorila
ქართულიგორილა
қазақ тілігорилла
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)گوريللا
ខ្មែរស្វាឪ
ಕನ್ನಡಗೊರಿಲ್ಲಾ
한국어고릴라
कोंकणीगोरिला
кыргызчагорилла
ລາວກໍຣິລ່າ
lietuviųgorila
latviešugorilla
македонскигорила
മലയാളംഗോറില്ല
монголгорилла
मराठीगोरिला
Melayugorila
မြန်မာလူဝံ
नेपालीगोरिल्ला
Nederlandsgorilla
norskgorilla
ଓଡ଼ିଆଗରିଲା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਗੋਰੀਲਾ
Naijíriá PíjinGoríla
polskigoryl
پښتوګوریلا
portuguêsgorila
rumantschgorilla
românăgorilă
русскийгорилла
سنڌيگوريلا
တႆးၵူဝ်ႇရီႇလႃႇ
සිංහලගෝරිල්ලා
slovenčinagorila
slovenščinagorila
Soomaaligoriilla
shqipgorillë
српскигорила
srpskigorila
svenskagorilla
Kiswahilisokwe
தமிழ்கொரில்லா
తెలుగుగొరిల్లా
ไทยกอริลล่า
ትግርኛጎሪላ
türkmen diligorilla
lea fakatongakolila
Türkçegoril
українськагорила
اردوگوریلا
o‘zbekgorilla
Tiếng Việtkhỉ đột
Èdè YorùbáInaki
粵語大猩猩
粤语大猩猩
中文大猩猩
繁體中文大猩猩
isiZuluimfene

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F98D
Emoji version
3
Shortcodes
:gorilla:
Category
Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the gorilla emoji (🦍) mean?
A gorilla, added in Emoji 9. 0. It stands for strength, size and power, and for the great apes generally. It carries an association with Harambe, the gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo in 2016, which became one of the internet's most persistent memes.
How do you type the gorilla emoji?
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What category is the gorilla emoji in?
The gorilla emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.