penguin
penguin meaning
The penguin emoji 🐧 shows a little black-and-white penguin, a symbol of cuteness, cold weather, and endearing waddle-y charm. People use it for adorable, playful vibes, around winter and Antarctica, and to describe feeling chilly or bundled up. Penguins are famously loyal and huddle together for warmth, so it also carries sweet, companionable energy.
Meaning
The penguin emoji 🐧 shows a little black-and-white penguin, a symbol of cuteness, cold weather, and endearing waddle-y charm. People use it for adorable, playful vibes, around winter and Antarctica, and to describe feeling chilly or bundled up. Penguins are famously loyal and huddle together for warmth, so it also carries sweet, companionable energy. Charming and wintry, 🐧 is the go-to for penguin cuteness and cozy cold-weather fun.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Penguin
How to use it
- Bundled up like a penguin 🐧
- Penguins are unreasonably cute 🐧
- Waddling through the cold 🐧
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 | pikkewyn |
| አማርኛ | ፔንግዊን |
| العربية | بطريق |
| অসমীয়া | পেংগুইন |
| azərbaycan | pinqvin |
| башҡорт | пингвин |
| беларуская | пінгвін |
| български | пингвин |
| বাংলা | পেঙ্গুইন |
| bosanski | pingvin |
| català | pingüí |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏧᏴᏝ ᎡᎯ ᏥᏍᏆ |
| čeština | tučňák |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пингвин |
| Cymraeg | pengwin |
| Deutsch | Pinguin |
| dolnoserbšćina | pinguin |
| Ελληνικά | πιγκουίνος |
| English | penguin |
| español | pingüino |
| eesti | pingviin |
| euskara | pinguinoa |
| فارسی | پنگوئن |
| suomi | pingviini |
| Filipino | penguin |
| føroyskt | pingvinandlit |
| français | pingouin |
| Gaeilge | piongain |
| Gàidhlig | ceann-fionn |
| galego | pingüín |
| ગુજરાતી | પેંગ્વિન |
| Hausa | tsuntsun Penguin |
| עברית | פינגווין |
| हिन्दी | पेंग्विन |
| hrvatski | pingvin |
| hornjoserbšćina | pinguin |
| magyar | pingvin |
| հայերեն | պինգվին |
| Indonesia | pinguin |
| íslenska | mörgæs |
| italiano | pinguino |
| 日本語 | ペンギン |
| Jawa | penguin |
| ქართული | პინგვინი |
| қазақ тілі | пингвин |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | پينگۆين |
| ខ្មែរ | ផេនឃ្វីន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್ |
| 한국어 | 펭귄 |
| कोंकणी | पेंग्वीन |
| кыргызча | пингвин |
| ລາວ | ນົກເພນກິນ |
| lietuvių | pingvinas |
| latviešu | pingvīns |
| македонски | пингвин |
| മലയാളം | പെൻഗ്വിൻ |
| монгол | оцон шувуу |
| मराठी | पेंग्विन |
| Melayu | penguin |
| မြန်မာ | ပင်ဂွင်ငှက် |
| नेपाली | पेन्गुइन |
| Nederlands | pinguïn |
| norsk | pingvin |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପେଙ୍ଗୁଇନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੈਂਗੂਇਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Pẹ́ngwin |
| polski | pingwin |
| پښتو | پینگوین |
| português | pinguim |
| rumantsch | pinguin |
| română | pinguin |
| русский | пингвин |
| سنڌي | پينگوئن |
| တႆး | ၽႅၼ်ႇၵႂိၼ်း |
| සිංහල | පෙන්ගුවින් |
| slovenčina | tučniak |
| slovenščina | pingvin |
| Soomaali | shimbir baraf |
| shqip | pinguin |
| српски | пингвин |
| srpski | pingvin |
| svenska | pingvin |
| Kiswahili | pengwini |
| தமிழ் | பென்குயின் |
| తెలుగు | పెంగ్విన్ |
| ไทย | เพนกวิน |
| ትግርኛ | ፐንጒን |
| türkmen dili | pingwin |
| lea fakatonga | penikuini |
| Türkçe | penguen |
| українська | пінгвін |
| اردو | پنگوئن |
| o‘zbek | pingvin |
| Tiếng Việt | chim cánh cụt |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹyẹ Oko |
| 粵語 | 企鵝 |
| 粤语 | 企鹅 |
| 中文 | 企鹅 |
| 繁體中文 | 企鵝 |
| isiZulu | iphengwini |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F427
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :penguin: :penguin_face:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the penguin emoji (🐧) mean?
- The penguin emoji 🐧 shows a little black-and-white penguin, a symbol of cuteness, cold weather, and endearing waddle-y charm. People use it for adorable, playful vibes, around winter and Antarctica, and to describe feeling chilly or bundled up. Penguins are famously loyal and huddle together for warmth, so it also carries sweet, companionable energy.
- How do you type the penguin emoji?
- Copy the penguin 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 penguin emoji in?
- The penguin emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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