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.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Gorilla
How to use it
- Absolute unit 🦍
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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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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gorilla |
| አማርኛ | ጉሬዛ |
| العربية | غوريلا |
| অসমীয়া | গৰিলা |
| azərbaycan | qorilla |
| башҡорт | горилла |
| беларуская | гарыла |
| български | горила |
| বাংলা | গোরিলা |
| bosanski | gorila |
| català | goril·la |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ |
| čeština | gorila |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | горилла |
| Cymraeg | gorila |
| Deutsch | Gorilla |
| dolnoserbšćina | gorila |
| Ελληνικά | γορίλας |
| English | gorilla |
| español | gorila |
| eesti | gorilla |
| euskara | gorila |
| فارسی | گوریل |
| suomi | gorilla |
| Filipino | gorilya |
| føroyskt | gorilla |
| français | gorille |
| Gaeilge | goraille |
| Gàidhlig | goiriola |
| galego | gorila |
| ગુજરાતી | ગોરીલા |
| Hausa | birin gorilla |
| עברית | גורילה |
| हिन्दी | गोरिल्ला |
| hrvatski | gorila |
| hornjoserbšćina | gorila |
| magyar | gorilla |
| հայերեն | գորիլա |
| Indonesia | gorila |
| íslenska | górilla |
| italiano | gorilla |
| 日本語 | ゴリラ |
| Jawa | gorila |
| ქართული | გორილა |
| қазақ тілі | горилла |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | گوريللا |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្វាឪ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಗೊರಿಲ್ಲಾ |
| 한국어 | 고릴라 |
| कोंकणी | गोरिला |
| кыргызча | горилла |
| ລາວ | ກໍຣິລ່າ |
| lietuvių | gorila |
| latviešu | gorilla |
| македонски | горила |
| മലയാളം | ഗോറില്ല |
| монгол | горилла |
| मराठी | गोरिला |
| Melayu | gorila |
| မြန်မာ | လူဝံ |
| नेपाली | गोरिल्ला |
| Nederlands | gorilla |
| norsk | gorilla |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଗରିଲା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਗੋਰੀਲਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Goríla |
| polski | goryl |
| پښتو | ګوریلا |
| português | gorila |
| rumantsch | gorilla |
| română | gorilă |
| русский | горилла |
| سنڌي | گوريلا |
| တႆး | ၵူဝ်ႇရီႇလႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ගෝරිල්ලා |
| slovenčina | gorila |
| slovenščina | gorila |
| Soomaali | goriilla |
| shqip | gorillë |
| српски | горила |
| srpski | gorila |
| svenska | gorilla |
| Kiswahili | sokwe |
| தமிழ் | கொரில்லா |
| తెలుగు | గొరిల్లా |
| ไทย | กอริลล่า |
| ትግርኛ | ጎሪላ |
| türkmen dili | gorilla |
| lea fakatonga | kolila |
| Türkçe | goril |
| українська | горила |
| اردو | گوریلا |
| o‘zbek | gorilla |
| Tiếng Việt | khỉ đột |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Inaki |
| 粵語 | 大猩猩 |
| 粤语 | 大猩猩 |
| 中文 | 大猩猩 |
| 繁體中文 | 大猩猩 |
| isiZulu | imfene |
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?
- Copy the gorilla 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 gorilla emoji in?
- The gorilla emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.