hippopotamus
hippopotamus meaning
A hippopotamus, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents the animal, which despite its placid appearance is among the most dangerous in Africa and kills more people than lions. That gap between how it looks and what it does is widely enjoyed online.
Meaning
A hippopotamus, added in Emoji 11.0. It represents the animal, which despite its placid appearance is among the most dangerous in Africa and kills more people than lions. That gap between how it looks and what it does is widely enjoyed online. It also carries a strong association with the Christmas song about wanting a hippopotamus, and with a certain lumbering charm.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Hippopotamus
How to use it
- Deceptively dangerous, genuinely terrifying 🦛
- I want a hippopotamus for Christmas 🦛
- Just a big round friend 🦛
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 | seekoei |
| አማርኛ | ጉማሬ |
| العربية | فرس النهر |
| অসমীয়া | জলহস্তী |
| azərbaycan | hippopotam |
| башҡорт | гиппопотам |
| беларуская | гіпапатам |
| български | хипопотам |
| বাংলা | হিপোপটেমাস |
| bosanski | nilski konj |
| català | hipopòtam |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏆᎴᏂ ᏏᏆᏳᏍᏗ |
| čeština | hroch |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | гиппопотам |
| Cymraeg | afonfarch |
| Deutsch | Nilpferd |
| dolnoserbšćina | wódny kóń |
| Ελληνικά | ιπποπόταμος |
| English | hippopotamus |
| español | hipopótamo |
| eesti | jõehobu |
| euskara | hipopotamo |
| فارسی | اسب آبی |
| suomi | virtahepo |
| Filipino | hippopotamus |
| føroyskt | áarross |
| français | hippopotame |
| Gaeilge | dobhareach |
| Gàidhlig | each-aibhne |
| galego | hipopótamo |
| ગુજરાતી | હિપ્પોપૉટેમસ |
| Hausa | dorina |
| עברית | היפופוטם |
| हिन्दी | दरियाई घोड़ा |
| hrvatski | vodenkonj |
| hornjoserbšćina | wodosłon |
| magyar | víziló |
| հայերեն | գետաձի |
| Indonesia | kuda nil |
| íslenska | flóðhestur |
| italiano | ippopotamo |
| 日本語 | カバ |
| Jawa | kuda nil |
| ქართული | ბეჰემოთი |
| қазақ тілі | бегемот |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بەگەموت |
| ខ្មែរ | សត្វដំរីទឹក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹಿಪ್ಪೊಪೊಟೊಮಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 하마 |
| कोंकणी | पाणघोडो |
| кыргызча | бегемот |
| ລາວ | ໂຕຮີໂປ |
| lietuvių | begemotas |
| latviešu | nīlzirgs |
| македонски | нилски коњ |
| മലയാളം | നീർക്കുതിര |
| монгол | усны үхэр |
| मराठी | पाणघोडे |
| Melayu | badak air |
| မြန်မာ | ရေမြင်း |
| नेपाली | गैडा |
| Nederlands | nijlpaard |
| norsk | flodhest |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଜଳହସ୍ତୀ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਦਰਿਆਈ ਘੋੜਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hípopotámọs |
| polski | hipopotam |
| پښتو | د اوبو آس |
| português | hipopótamo |
| rumantsch | ippopotam |
| română | hipopotam |
| русский | гиппопотам |
| سنڌي | دريائي گهوڙو |
| တႆး | မႃႉၼမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | හිපපොටේමස් |
| slovenčina | hroch |
| slovenščina | povodni konj |
| Soomaali | jeer |
| shqip | hipopotam |
| српски | нилски коњ |
| srpski | nilski konj |
| svenska | flodhäst |
| Kiswahili | kiboko |
| தமிழ் | நீர்யானை |
| తెలుగు | హిప్పోపొటామస్ |
| ไทย | ฮิปโปโปเตมัส |
| ትግርኛ | ጉማረ |
| türkmen dili | begemot |
| lea fakatonga | hipopotama |
| Türkçe | hipopotam |
| українська | бегемот |
| اردو | دریائی گھوڑا |
| o‘zbek | gippopotam |
| Tiếng Việt | hà mã |
| Èdè Yorùbá | hipopotámọ́ọ̀sì |
| 粵語 | 河馬 |
| 粤语 | 河马 |
| 中文 | 河马 |
| 繁體中文 | 河馬 |
| isiZulu | hippopotamus |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F99B
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :hippo:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the hippopotamus emoji (🦛) mean?
- A hippopotamus, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents the animal, which despite its placid appearance is among the most dangerous in Africa and kills more people than lions. That gap between how it looks and what it does is widely enjoyed online.
- How do you type the hippopotamus emoji?
- Copy the hippopotamus 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 hippopotamus emoji in?
- The hippopotamus emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.