mosquito
mosquito meaning
A mosquito, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents the insect and, importantly, disease: mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on earth by a wide margin, transmitting malaria, dengue and yellow fever. Its addition was specifically driven by public-health campaigners who wanted a way to talk about mosquito-borne illness.
Meaning
A mosquito, added in Emoji 11.0. It represents the insect and, importantly, disease: mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on earth by a wide margin, transmitting malaria, dengue and yellow fever. Its addition was specifically driven by public-health campaigners who wanted a way to talk about mosquito-borne illness. It is also, for everyone else, simply the thing that ruins summer evenings.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Mosquito
How to use it
- The deadliest animal on the planet, by far 🦟
- Bitten eleven times in one evening 🦟
- Malaria prevention starts with these 🦟
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 | muskiet |
| አማርኛ | ወባ |
| العربية | بعوضة |
| অসমীয়া | মহ |
| azərbaycan | ağcaqanad |
| башҡорт | серәкәй |
| беларуская | камар |
| български | комар |
| বাংলা | মশা |
| bosanski | komarac |
| català | mosquit |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏙᏌ |
| čeština | komár |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | вăрăмтуна |
| Cymraeg | mosgito |
| Deutsch | Mücke |
| dolnoserbšćina | moskito |
| Ελληνικά | κουνούπι |
| English | mosquito |
| español | mosquito |
| eesti | sääsk |
| euskara | eltxo |
| فارسی | پشه |
| suomi | hyttynen |
| Filipino | lamok |
| føroyskt | mýggjabiti |
| français | moustique |
| Gaeilge | muiscít |
| Gàidhlig | mosgaid |
| galego | mosquito |
| ગુજરાતી | મચ્છર |
| Hausa | sauro |
| עברית | יתוש |
| हिन्दी | मच्छर |
| hrvatski | komarac |
| hornjoserbšćina | kuntwora |
| magyar | szúnyog |
| հայերեն | մոծակ |
| Indonesia | nyamuk |
| íslenska | moskító |
| italiano | zanzara |
| 日本語 | 蚊 |
| Jawa | lemut |
| ქართული | კოღო |
| қазақ тілі | маса |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ماسا |
| ខ្មែរ | មូស |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸೊಳ್ಳೆ |
| 한국어 | 모기 |
| कोंकणी | जळार |
| кыргызча | чиркей |
| ລາວ | ຍຸງ |
| lietuvių | uodas |
| latviešu | ods |
| македонски | комарец |
| മലയാളം | കൊതുക് |
| монгол | шумуул |
| मराठी | डास |
| Melayu | nyamuk |
| မြန်မာ | ခြင် |
| नेपाली | मच्छेट |
| Nederlands | mug |
| norsk | mygg |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମଶା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੱਛਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mọskíto |
| polski | komar |
| پښتو | غوماشه |
| português | mosquito |
| rumantsch | mosquito |
| română | țânțar |
| русский | комар |
| سنڌي | مڇر |
| တႆး | ယုင်း |
| සිංහල | මදුරුවෝ |
| slovenčina | komár |
| slovenščina | komar |
| Soomaali | kaneeco |
| shqip | mushkonjë |
| српски | комарац |
| srpski | komarac |
| svenska | mygga |
| Kiswahili | mbu |
| தமிழ் | கொசு |
| తెలుగు | దోమ |
| ไทย | ยุง |
| ትግርኛ | ጣንጡ |
| türkmen dili | moskito |
| lea fakatonga | namu |
| Türkçe | sivrisinek |
| українська | комар |
| اردو | مچھر |
| o‘zbek | chivin |
| Tiếng Việt | con muỗi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ẹ̀fọ́n |
| 粵語 | 蚊 |
| 粤语 | 蚊 |
| 中文 | 蚊子 |
| 繁體中文 | 蚊子 |
| isiZulu | mosquito |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F99F
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :mosquito:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the mosquito emoji (🦟) mean?
- A mosquito, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents the insect and, importantly, disease: mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on earth by a wide margin, transmitting malaria, dengue and yellow fever. Its addition was specifically driven by public-health campaigners who wanted a way to talk about mosquito-borne illness.
- How do you type the mosquito emoji?
- Copy the mosquito 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 mosquito emoji in?
- The mosquito emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.