orangutan
orangutan meaning
An orangutan, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents the great apes of Borneo and Sumatra, and it carries a heavy conservation weight: orangutans are critically endangered, largely because of palm-oil deforestation. The emoji is used frequently in environmental campaigning for exactly that reason.
Meaning
An orangutan, added in Emoji 12.0. It represents the great apes of Borneo and Sumatra, and it carries a heavy conservation weight: orangutans are critically endangered, largely because of palm-oil deforestation. The emoji is used frequently in environmental campaigning for exactly that reason. Its name means "person of the forest" in Malay, which is often noted alongside it.
How to use it
- Palm oil is destroying their habitat 🦧
- Person of the forest, literally 🦧
- Critically endangered and we are doing nothing 🦧
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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | oerangoetang |
| አማርኛ | ኦራንጉታን ዝንጀሮ |
| العربية | إنسان الغاب |
| অসমীয়া | ওৰাংউটান |
| azərbaycan | oranqutanq |
| башҡорт | орангутан |
| беларуская | арангутан |
| български | орангутан |
| বাংলা | ওরাংওটান |
| bosanski | orangutan |
| català | orangutan |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎩᎦᎨ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᏓᎴᏍᎩᏱᏍᎩ |
| čeština | orangutan |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | орангутан |
| Cymraeg | orangwtan |
| Deutsch | Orang-Utan |
| dolnoserbšćina | orang-utan |
| Ελληνικά | ουρακοτάγκος |
| English | orangutan |
| español | orangután |
| eesti | orangutan |
| euskara | orangutana |
| فارسی | اورانگوتان |
| suomi | oranki |
| Filipino | orangutan |
| føroyskt | orangutang |
| français | orang-outan |
| Gaeilge | órang-útan |
| Gàidhlig | orangutan |
| galego | orangután |
| ગુજરાતી | ઑરાંગઊટાન |
| Hausa | babban biri |
| עברית | אורנגאוטן |
| हिन्दी | वनमानुष |
| hrvatski | orangutan |
| hornjoserbšćina | orang-utan |
| magyar | orangután |
| հայերեն | օրանգուտան |
| Indonesia | orangutan |
| íslenska | órangútan |
| italiano | orangotango |
| 日本語 | オランウータン |
| Jawa | orang utan |
| ქართული | ორანგუტანი |
| қазақ тілі | орангутанг |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ورانگۋتانگ |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្វាអូរ៉ង់ហ្គូតង់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಒರಂಗುಟಾನ್ |
| 한국어 | 오랑우탄 |
| कोंकणी | ओरंगुटन |
| кыргызча | орангутан |
| ລາວ | ລີງອຸຣັງອຸຕັງ |
| lietuvių | orangutangas |
| latviešu | orangutans |
| македонски | орангутан |
| മലയാളം | ഒറാങ്ങ്ഉട്ടാൻ |
| монгол | орангутан |
| मराठी | ओरांगुटन |
| Melayu | orang utan |
| မြန်မာ | အိုရန်အူတန် |
| नेपाली | ओराङ्गुटान |
| Nederlands | orang-oetang |
| norsk | orangutang |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଓରଙ୍ଗୁଟାନ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਣਮਾਣਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ọrángutang |
| polski | orangutan |
| پښتو | وحشي سړى |
| português | orangotango |
| rumantsch | orangutan |
| română | urangutan |
| русский | орангутан |
| سنڌي | اورنگٽان |
| တႆး | ဢူဝ်ႇရၼ်ႇၵူႇတၢၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | ඔරං ඔටං |
| slovenčina | orangutan |
| slovenščina | orangutan |
| Soomaali | danyeer weyn cas |
| shqip | orangutang |
| српски | орангутан |
| srpski | orangutan |
| svenska | orangutang |
| Kiswahili | orangutanu (sokwe) |
| தமிழ் | ஒராங்குட்டான் |
| తెలుగు | తోకలేని కోతి |
| ไทย | อุรังอุตัง |
| ትግርኛ | ኦራንጉታን |
| türkmen dili | orangutang |
| lea fakatonga | ngeli-nofoʻuta |
| Türkçe | orangutan |
| українська | орангутанг |
| اردو | انسان نما بندر |
| o‘zbek | orangutan |
| Tiếng Việt | đười ươi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | oraguta |
| 粵語 | 猩猩 |
| 粤语 | 猩猩 |
| 中文 | 红毛猩猩 |
| 繁體中文 | 猩猩 |
| isiZulu | i-orangutan |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9A7
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :orangutan:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the orangutan emoji (🦧) mean?
- An orangutan, added in Emoji 12. 0. It represents the great apes of Borneo and Sumatra, and it carries a heavy conservation weight: orangutans are critically endangered, largely because of palm-oil deforestation. The emoji is used frequently in environmental campaigning for exactly that reason.
- How do you type the orangutan emoji?
- Copy the orangutan 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 orangutan emoji in?
- The orangutan emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.