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
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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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 95 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | moordvis |
| አማርኛ | ኦርካ |
| العربية | الحوت القاتل |
| অসমীয়া | অৰ্কা |
| azərbaycan | orka |
| башҡорт | косатка |
| беларуская | касатка |
| български | косатка |
| বাংলা | অর্কা |
| bosanski | orka |
| català | orca |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎣᎧ |
| čeština | kosatka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | косатка |
| Cymraeg | orca |
| Deutsch | Orca |
| dolnoserbšćina | orka |
| Ελληνικά | όρκα |
| English | orca |
| español | orca |
| eesti | mõõkvaal |
| euskara | Ezpalarta |
| فارسی | نهنگ قاتل |
| suomi | miekkavalas |
| Filipino | orca |
| français | orque |
| Gaeilge | cráin dhubh |
| galego | candorca |
| ગુજરાતી | ઓરકા |
| Hausa | kifin orca |
| עברית | אורקה |
| हिन्दी | ओर्का |
| hrvatski | orka |
| hornjoserbšćina | orka |
| magyar | kardszárnyú delfin |
| հայերեն | խոյադելֆին |
| Indonesia | orca |
| íslenska | háhyrningur |
| italiano | orca |
| 日本語 | シャチ |
| Jawa | orca |
| ქართული | ცელნამგალა ვეშაპი |
| қазақ тілі | косатка |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كوساتكا |
| ខ្មែរ | អ័រកា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಓರ್ಕಾ |
| 한국어 | 범고래 |
| कोंकणी | orca |
| кыргызча | косатка |
| lietuvių | orka |
| latviešu | zobenvalis |
| македонски | орка |
| മലയാളം | കൊലയാളി തിമിംഗലം |
| монгол | хар далайн гахай |
| मराठी | ऑर्का |
| Melayu | orca |
| မြန်မာ | အမဲလိုက်ဝေလငါး |
| नेपाली | ओर्का |
| Nederlands | orka |
| norsk | spekkhogger |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଓର୍କା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਓਰਕਾ ਮੱਛੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | ọ́ká |
| polski | orka |
| پښتو | اورکا |
| português | orca |
| rumantsch | orca |
| română | orca |
| русский | косатка |
| سنڌي | اورڪا |
| တႆး | ပႃဝေးလ်ဢေႃးၵႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ඕර්කා |
| slovenčina | kosatka |
| slovenščina | orka |
| Soomaali | nibiriga orkaha |
| shqip | orkë |
| српски | орка |
| srpski | orka |
| svenska | späckhuggare |
| தமிழ் | ஓர்க்கா |
| తెలుగు | ఆర్కా |
| ไทย | วาฬออร์กา |
| ትግርኛ | ኦርካ |
| türkmen dili | kosatka |
| Türkçe | orka |
| українська | косатка |
| اردو | اورکا |
| o‘zbek | orka |
| Tiếng Việt | cá voi sát thủ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | òbéjé |
| 粵語 | 殺人鯨 |
| 粤语 | 杀人鲸 |
| 中文 | 虎鲸 |
| 繁體中文 | 虎鯨 |
| isiZulu | orca |
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.