hedgehog
hedgehog meaning
A hedgehog, spiny and round, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents the animal, which is much-loved and in serious decline across Britain and Europe as gardens are paved and fenced. It appears in wildlife-gardening posts encouraging people to cut hedgehog holes in fences. It is also, inescapably, associated with a certain blue video-game hedgehog.
Meaning
A hedgehog, spiny and round, added in Emoji 11.0. It represents the animal, which is much-loved and in serious decline across Britain and Europe as gardens are paved and fenced. It appears in wildlife-gardening posts encouraging people to cut hedgehog holes in fences. It is also, inescapably, associated with a certain blue video-game hedgehog.
How to use it
- Cut a hole in your fence, let them through 🦔
- Found one in the garden, absolutely delighted 🦔
- Gotta go fast 🦔
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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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 | krimpvarkie |
| አማርኛ | አጥቢ እንስሳ |
| العربية | قنفد |
| অসমীয়া | কেটেলা পহু |
| azərbaycan | kirpi |
| башҡорт | терпе |
| беларуская | вожык |
| български | таралеж |
| বাংলা | শজারু |
| bosanski | jež |
| català | eriçó |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏚᏩᏱᏢᎡᎯᏏᏆ |
| čeština | ježek |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чӗрӗп |
| Cymraeg | draenog |
| Deutsch | Igel |
| dolnoserbšćina | jež |
| Ελληνικά | σκαντζόχοιρος |
| English | hedgehog |
| español | erizo |
| eesti | siil |
| euskara | triku |
| فارسی | جوجهتیغی |
| suomi | siili |
| Filipino | hedgehog |
| føroyskt | tindasvín |
| français | hérisson |
| Gaeilge | gráinneog |
| Gàidhlig | gràineag |
| galego | ourizo |
| ગુજરાતી | હેજહોગ |
| Hausa | dabbar hedgehog |
| עברית | קיפוד |
| हिन्दी | साही |
| hrvatski | jež |
| hornjoserbšćina | jěž |
| magyar | sün |
| հայերեն | ոզնի |
| Indonesia | landak |
| íslenska | broddgöltur |
| italiano | riccio |
| 日本語 | ハリネズミ |
| Jawa | landhak |
| ქართული | ზღარბი |
| қазақ тілі | кірпі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كىرپى |
| ខ្មែរ | កាំប្រមា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹೆಡ್ಜ್ಹಾಗ್ |
| 한국어 | 고슴도치 |
| कोंकणी | साळींदर |
| кыргызча | кирпи |
| ລາວ | ເໝັ້ນ |
| lietuvių | ežys |
| latviešu | ezis |
| македонски | еж |
| മലയാളം | മുള്ളൻപന്നി |
| монгол | зараа |
| मराठी | साळू |
| Melayu | landak kecil |
| မြန်မာ | ဖြူငယ် |
| नेपाली | दुम्सी |
| Nederlands | egel |
| norsk | pinnsvin |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଝିଙ୍କ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸੇਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hẹ́jhọg |
| polski | jeż |
| پښتو | شکوڼ |
| português | porco-espinho |
| rumantsch | erizun |
| română | arici |
| русский | еж |
| سنڌي | سيهڙ |
| တႆး | မဵၼ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ඉත්තෑවා |
| slovenčina | jež |
| slovenščina | jež |
| Soomaali | xiddig-dhul |
| shqip | iriq |
| српски | јеж |
| srpski | jež |
| svenska | igelkott |
| Kiswahili | nungunungu |
| தமிழ் | முள்ளெலி |
| తెలుగు | ముండ్లపంది |
| ไทย | เฮดจ์ฮ็อก |
| ትግርኛ | ቅንፍዝ |
| türkmen dili | oklukirpi |
| lea fakatonga | puakatalatala |
| Türkçe | kirpi |
| українська | їжак |
| اردو | خار پشت |
| o‘zbek | tipratikan |
| Tiếng Việt | nhím |
| Èdè Yorùbá | hedgehog |
| 粵語 | 刺猬 |
| 粤语 | 刺猬 |
| 中文 | 刺猬 |
| 繁體中文 | 刺蝟 |
| isiZulu | inhloli |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F994
- Emoji version
- 5
- Shortcodes
- :hedgehog:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the hedgehog emoji (🦔) mean?
- A hedgehog, spiny and round, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents the animal, which is much-loved and in serious decline across Britain and Europe as gardens are paved and fenced. It appears in wildlife-gardening posts encouraging people to cut hedgehog holes in fences. It is also, inescapably, associated with a certain blue video-game hedgehog.
- How do you type the hedgehog emoji?
- Copy the hedgehog 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 hedgehog emoji in?
- The hedgehog emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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