snake
snake meaning
A coiled green snake. Literally it is the reptile and one of the Chinese zodiac animals. Figuratively it is heavily loaded and almost entirely negative: a snake is a treacherous person, a backstabber, someone who betrays a friend. That usage became enormous through celebrity feuds and is now the emoji's dominant meaning.
Meaning
A coiled green snake. Literally it is the reptile and one of the Chinese zodiac animals. Figuratively it is heavily loaded and almost entirely negative: a snake is a treacherous person, a backstabber, someone who betrays a friend. That usage became enormous through celebrity feuds and is now the emoji's dominant meaning. It is also the Python programming language's mascot.
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How to use it
- Total snake behaviour 🐍
- Year of the Snake 🐍
- Learning Python this month 🐍
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 | slang |
| አማርኛ | እባብ |
| العربية | ثعبان |
| অসমীয়া | সাপ |
| azərbaycan | ilan |
| башҡорт | йылан |
| беларуская | змяя |
| български | змия |
| বাংলা | সাপ |
| bosanski | zmija |
| català | serp |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎢᎾᏓ |
| čeština | had |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫӗлен |
| Cymraeg | neidr |
| Deutsch | Schlange |
| dolnoserbšćina | wuž |
| Ελληνικά | φίδι |
| English | snake |
| español | serpiente |
| eesti | madu |
| euskara | sugea |
| فارسی | مار |
| suomi | käärme |
| Filipino | ahas |
| føroyskt | slanga |
| français | serpent |
| Gaeilge | nathair |
| Gàidhlig | nathair |
| galego | serpe |
| ગુજરાતી | સાપ |
| Hausa | maciji |
| עברית | נחש |
| हिन्दी | सांप |
| hrvatski | zmija |
| hornjoserbšćina | had |
| magyar | kígyó |
| հայերեն | օձ |
| Indonesia | ular |
| íslenska | snákur |
| italiano | serpente |
| 日本語 | ヘビ |
| Jawa | ula |
| ქართული | გველი |
| қазақ тілі | жылан |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جىلان |
| ខ្មែរ | ពស់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹಾವು |
| 한국어 | 뱀 |
| कोंकणी | जिवाणें |
| кыргызча | жылан |
| ລາວ | ງູ |
| lietuvių | gyvatė |
| latviešu | čūska |
| македонски | змија |
| മലയാളം | പാമ്പ് |
| монгол | могой |
| मराठी | साप |
| Melayu | ular |
| မြန်မာ | မြွေ |
| नेपाली | साँप |
| Nederlands | slang |
| norsk | slange |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସାପ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸੱਪ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Snek |
| polski | wąż |
| پښتو | مار |
| português | cobra |
| rumantsch | serp |
| română | șarpe |
| русский | змея |
| سنڌي | نانگ |
| တႆး | ငူး |
| සිංහල | නයා |
| slovenčina | had |
| slovenščina | kača |
| Soomaali | mas |
| shqip | gjarpër |
| српски | змија |
| srpski | zmija |
| svenska | orm |
| Kiswahili | nyoka |
| தமிழ் | பாம்பு |
| తెలుగు | పాము |
| ไทย | งู |
| ትግርኛ | ተመን |
| türkmen dili | ýylan |
| lea fakatonga | ngata |
| Türkçe | yılan |
| українська | змія |
| اردو | سانپ |
| o‘zbek | ilon |
| Tiếng Việt | rắn |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ejò |
| 粵語 | 蛇 |
| 粤语 | 蛇 |
| 中文 | 蛇 |
| 繁體中文 | 蛇 |
| isiZulu | inyoka |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F40D
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :snake:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the snake emoji (🐍) mean?
- A coiled green snake. Literally it is the reptile and one of the Chinese zodiac animals. Figuratively it is heavily loaded and almost entirely negative: a snake is a treacherous person, a backstabber, someone who betrays a friend. That usage became enormous through celebrity feuds and is now the emoji's dominant meaning.
- How do you type the snake emoji?
- Copy the snake 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 snake emoji in?
- The snake emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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