kangaroo
kangaroo meaning
A kangaroo, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents Australia as directly as any emoji represents any country, and it stands for the outback, marsupials and the pouch. Kangaroos are genuinely powerful animals — a large male can disembowel a dog — which sits amusingly against their cuddly reputation.
Meaning
A kangaroo, added in Emoji 13.0. It represents Australia as directly as any emoji represents any country, and it stands for the outback, marsupials and the pouch. Kangaroos are genuinely powerful animals — a large male can disembowel a dog — which sits amusingly against their cuddly reputation. It appears in Australian national posts constantly.
How to use it
- Kangaroos on the golf course again 🦘
- Australia in one character 🦘
- Do not challenge one to a fight. You will lose 🦘
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 | kangaroe |
| አማርኛ | ካንጋሮ |
| العربية | كنغر |
| অসমীয়া | কাংগাৰু |
| azərbaycan | kenquru |
| башҡорт | кенгуру |
| беларуская | кенгуру |
| български | кенгуру |
| বাংলা | ক্যাঙ্গারু |
| bosanski | kengur |
| català | cangur |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎧᎾᎦᏭ |
| čeština | klokan |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кенгуру |
| Cymraeg | cangarŵ |
| Deutsch | Känguru |
| dolnoserbšćina | kengeru |
| Ελληνικά | καγκουρό |
| English | kangaroo |
| español | canguro |
| eesti | känguru |
| euskara | kanguru |
| فارسی | کانگورو |
| suomi | kenguru |
| Filipino | kangaroo |
| føroyskt | kenguru |
| français | kangourou |
| Gaeilge | cangarú |
| Gàidhlig | cangaru |
| galego | canguro |
| ગુજરાતી | કાંગારું |
| Hausa | kangaru |
| עברית | קנגורו |
| हिन्दी | कंगारू |
| hrvatski | klokan |
| hornjoserbšćina | kenguru |
| magyar | kenguru |
| հայերեն | ագեվազ |
| Indonesia | kanguru |
| íslenska | kengúra |
| italiano | canguro |
| 日本語 | カンガルー |
| Jawa | kanguru |
| ქართული | კენგურუ |
| қазақ тілі | кенгуру |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كەنگۋرۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | កង់ហ្គូរូ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಾಂಗರೂ |
| 한국어 | 캥거루 |
| कोंकणी | कांगारू |
| кыргызча | кенгуру |
| ລາວ | ໂຕໜູຖົງ |
| lietuvių | kengūra |
| latviešu | ķengurs |
| македонски | кенгур |
| മലയാളം | കംഗാരു |
| монгол | имж |
| मराठी | कांगारू |
| Melayu | kanggaru |
| မြန်မာ | သားပိုက်ကောင် |
| नेपाली | कङ्गारू |
| Nederlands | kangoeroe |
| norsk | kenguru |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କଙ୍ଗାରୁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕੰਗਾਰੂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kángaruu |
| polski | kangur |
| پښتو | کينګرو |
| português | canguru |
| rumantsch | kenguru |
| română | cangur |
| русский | кенгуру |
| سنڌي | ڪينگرو |
| တႆး | ပုမ်ထွင်း |
| සිංහල | කැන්ගරු |
| slovenčina | kengura |
| slovenščina | kenguru |
| Soomaali | kangaaruu |
| shqip | kangur |
| српски | кенгур |
| srpski | kengur |
| svenska | känguru |
| Kiswahili | kangaruu |
| தமிழ் | கங்காரு |
| తెలుగు | కంగారూ |
| ไทย | จิงโจ้ |
| ትግርኛ | ካንጋሩ |
| türkmen dili | kenguru |
| lea fakatonga | kangikalū |
| Türkçe | kanguru |
| українська | кенгуру |
| اردو | کینگرو |
| o‘zbek | kenguru |
| Tiếng Việt | chuột túi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | kangaròó |
| 粵語 | 袋鼠 |
| 粤语 | 袋鼠 |
| 中文 | 袋鼠 |
| 繁體中文 | 袋鼠 |
| isiZulu | i-kangaroo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F998
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :kangaroo:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the kangaroo emoji (🦘) mean?
- A kangaroo, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents Australia as directly as any emoji represents any country, and it stands for the outback, marsupials and the pouch. Kangaroos are genuinely powerful animals — a large male can disembowel a dog — which sits amusingly against their cuddly reputation.
- How do you type the kangaroo emoji?
- Copy the kangaroo 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 kangaroo emoji in?
- The kangaroo emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.