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orca

orca meaning

An orca, or killer whale, added in Emoji 16. 0. It represents the ocean's apex predator — technically the largest dolphin, not a whale at all. Orcas have complex cultures and dialects that differ between pods.

Meaning

An orca, or killer whale, added in Emoji 16.0. It represents the ocean's apex predator — technically the largest dolphin, not a whale at all. Orcas have complex cultures and dialects that differ between pods. The emoji arrived just as orcas began ramming yachts off the Iberian coast, an incident that made them, briefly, an internet folk hero.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Orca

How to use it

  • Orcas sinking yachts again 🫍
  • Technically a dolphin, which nobody expects 🫍
  • Different pods speak different dialects 🫍

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orca rendered in Noto Color Emoji
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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

orca rendered in Twemoji
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

orca rendered in OpenMoji
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

orca rendered in Blobmoji
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This emoji in other languages

Available in 95 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaansmoordvis
አማርኛኦርካ
العربيةالحوت القاتل
অসমীয়াঅৰ্কা
azərbaycanorka
башҡорткосатка
беларускаякасатка
българскикосатка
বাংলাঅর্কা
bosanskiorka
catalàorca
ᏣᎳᎩᎣᎧ
češtinakosatka
чӑваш чӗлхикосатка
Cymraegorca
DeutschOrca
dolnoserbšćinaorka
Ελληνικάόρκα
Englishorca
españolorca
eestimõõkvaal
euskaraEzpalarta
فارسینهنگ قاتل
suomimiekkavalas
Filipinoorca
françaisorque
Gaeilgecráin dhubh
galegocandorca
ગુજરાતીઓરકા
Hausakifin orca
עבריתאורקה
हिन्दीओर्का
hrvatskiorka
hornjoserbšćinaorka
magyarkardszárnyú delfin
հայերենխոյադելֆին
Indonesiaorca
íslenskaháhyrningur
italianoorca
日本語シャチ
Jawaorca
ქართულიცელნამგალა ვეშაპი
қазақ тілікосатка
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كوساتكا
ខ្មែរអ័រកា
ಕನ್ನಡಓರ್ಕಾ
한국어범고래
कोंकणीorca
кыргызчакосатка
lietuviųorka
latviešuzobenvalis
македонскиорка
മലയാളംകൊലയാളി തിമിംഗലം
монголхар далайн гахай
मराठीऑर्का
Melayuorca
မြန်မာအမဲလိုက်ဝေလငါး
नेपालीओर्का
Nederlandsorka
norskspekkhogger
ଓଡ଼ିଆଓର୍କା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਓਰਕਾ ਮੱਛੀ
Naijíriá Píjinọ́ká
polskiorka
پښتواورکا
portuguêsorca
rumantschorca
românăorca
русскийкосатка
سنڌياورڪا
တႆးပႃဝေးလ်ဢေႃးၵႃႇ
සිංහලඕර්කා
slovenčinakosatka
slovenščinaorka
Soomaalinibiriga orkaha
shqiporkë
српскиорка
srpskiorka
svenskaspäckhuggare
தமிழ்ஓர்க்கா
తెలుగుఆర్కా
ไทยวาฬออร์กา
ትግርኛኦርካ
türkmen dilikosatka
Türkçeorka
українськакосатка
اردواورکا
o‘zbekorka
Tiếng Việtcá voi sát thủ
Èdè Yorùbáòbéjé
粵語殺人鯨
粤语杀人鲸
中文虎鲸
繁體中文虎鯨
isiZuluorca

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1FACD
Emoji version
17
Shortcodes
:orca:
Category
Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the orca emoji (🫍) mean?
An orca, or killer whale, added in Emoji 16. 0. It represents the ocean's apex predator — technically the largest dolphin, not a whale at all. Orcas have complex cultures and dialects that differ between pods.
How do you type the orca emoji?
Copy the orca 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 orca emoji in?
The orca emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.