monkey
monkey meaning
A full-bodied monkey, distinct from the monkey face 🐵. It stands for playfulness, mischief and cheekiness, and it is used affectionately about children and friends who are making trouble. It also appears in discussions of evolution and in the phrase "monkey business.
Meaning
A full-bodied monkey, distinct from the monkey face 🐵. It stands for playfulness, mischief and cheekiness, and it is used affectionately about children and friends who are making trouble. It also appears in discussions of evolution and in the phrase "monkey business." Being a full body rather than a face, it reads as more literal — an actual animal — which makes it useful for zoo and wildlife posts.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Monkey
How to use it
- The kids have been little monkeys all day 🐒
- Monkeys stole an entire bag of crisps 🐒
- No more monkey business 🐒
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
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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 | aap |
| አማርኛ | ጦጣ |
| العربية | قرد |
| অসমীয়া | বান্দৰ |
| azərbaycan | meymun |
| башҡорт | маймыл |
| беларуская | малпа |
| български | маймуна |
| বাংলা | বাঁদর |
| bosanski | majmun |
| català | mico |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ |
| čeština | opice |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | упӑте |
| Cymraeg | mwnci |
| Deutsch | Affe |
| dolnoserbšćina | nałpa |
| Ελληνικά | μαϊμού |
| English | monkey |
| español | mono |
| eesti | ahv |
| euskara | tximua |
| فارسی | میمون |
| suomi | apina |
| Filipino | unggoy |
| føroyskt | apa |
| français | singe |
| Gaeilge | moncaí |
| Gàidhlig | muncaidh |
| galego | mono |
| ગુજરાતી | વાનર |
| Hausa | biri |
| עברית | קוף |
| हिन्दी | बंदर |
| hrvatski | majmun |
| hornjoserbšćina | wopica |
| magyar | majom |
| հայերեն | կապիկ |
| Indonesia | monyet |
| íslenska | api |
| italiano | scimmia |
| 日本語 | サル |
| Jawa | munyuk |
| ქართული | მაიმუნი |
| қазақ тілі | маймыл |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مايمىل |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្វា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕೋತಿ |
| 한국어 | 원숭이 |
| कोंकणी | माकोड |
| кыргызча | маймыл |
| ລາວ | ລີງ |
| lietuvių | beždžionė |
| latviešu | mērkaķis |
| македонски | мајмун |
| മലയാളം | കുരങ്ങ് |
| монгол | сармагчин |
| मराठी | माकड |
| Melayu | monyet |
| မြန်မာ | မျောက် |
| नेपाली | बाँदर |
| Nederlands | aap |
| norsk | ape |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମାଙ୍କଡ଼ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਾਂਦਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mọnkí |
| polski | małpa |
| پښتو | بيزو |
| português | macaco |
| rumantsch | schimgia |
| română | maimuță |
| русский | обезьяна |
| سنڌي | ڀولڙو |
| တႆး | လိင်း |
| සිංහල | වඳුරා |
| slovenčina | opica |
| slovenščina | opica |
| Soomaali | daanyeer |
| shqip | majmun |
| српски | мајмун |
| srpski | majmun |
| svenska | apa |
| Kiswahili | tumbili |
| தமிழ் | குரங்கு |
| తెలుగు | కోతి |
| ไทย | ลิง |
| ትግርኛ | ህበይ |
| türkmen dili | maýmyn |
| lea fakatonga | ngeli |
| Türkçe | maymun |
| українська | мавпа |
| اردو | بندر |
| o‘zbek | maymun |
| Tiếng Việt | khỉ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ọ̀bọ |
| 粵語 | 馬騮 |
| 粤语 | 马骝 |
| 中文 | 猴子 |
| 繁體中文 | 猴子 |
| isiZulu | inkawu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F412
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :monkey:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the monkey emoji (🐒) mean?
- A full-bodied monkey, distinct from the monkey face 🐵. It stands for playfulness, mischief and cheekiness, and it is used affectionately about children and friends who are making trouble. It also appears in discussions of evolution and in the phrase "monkey business.
- How do you type the monkey emoji?
- Copy the monkey 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 monkey emoji in?
- The monkey emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.