whale
whale meaning
A realistic blue whale in profile. It is the more serious of the two whale emoji — the largest animal that has ever existed, bigger than any dinosaur. It represents the ocean, marine conservation and the sheer scale of the natural world.
Meaning
A realistic blue whale in profile. It is the more serious of the two whale emoji — the largest animal that has ever existed, bigger than any dinosaur. It represents the ocean, marine conservation and the sheer scale of the natural world. In finance and gaming slang, a whale is someone who spends enormous sums, which is a common secondary use.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Whale
How to use it
- The largest animal that has ever lived. Ever 🐋
- Whaling is still happening. Somehow 🐋
- One whale spending more than a thousand players 🐋
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).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | walvis |
| አማርኛ | አሣ ነባሪ |
| العربية | حوت |
| অসমীয়া | তিমি মাছ |
| azərbaycan | kit |
| башҡорт | кит |
| беларуская | кіт |
| български | кит |
| বাংলা | তিমি |
| bosanski | kit |
| català | balena |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏓᏆ |
| čeština | velryba |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кит |
| Cymraeg | morfil |
| Deutsch | Wal |
| dolnoserbšćina | wjelryba |
| Ελληνικά | φάλαινα |
| English | whale |
| español | ballena |
| eesti | vaal |
| euskara | balea |
| فارسی | نهنگ |
| suomi | valas |
| Filipino | balyena |
| føroyskt | hvalur |
| français | baleine |
| Gaeilge | míol mór |
| Gàidhlig | muc-mhara |
| galego | balea |
| ગુજરાતી | વ્હેલ |
| Hausa | dabbar whale |
| עברית | לוויתן |
| हिन्दी | ह्वेल |
| hrvatski | kit |
| hornjoserbšćina | wjelryba |
| magyar | bálna |
| հայերեն | կետ |
| Indonesia | ikan paus |
| íslenska | hvalur |
| italiano | balena |
| 日本語 | クジラ |
| Jawa | paus |
| ქართული | ვეშაპი |
| қазақ тілі | кит |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كيت |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រីបាឡែន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ತಿಮಿಂಗಿಲ |
| 한국어 | 고래 |
| कोंकणी | देवमासो |
| кыргызча | кит |
| ລາວ | ປາວານ |
| lietuvių | banginis |
| latviešu | valis |
| македонски | кит |
| മലയാളം | തിമിംഗലം |
| монгол | халим |
| मराठी | व्हेल |
| Melayu | ikan paus |
| မြန်မာ | ဝလေငါး |
| नेपाली | ह्वेल |
| Nederlands | walvis |
| norsk | hval |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ତିମି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਵੇਲ੍ਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Weil: Dis Na Wọ́n Bíg Ánímal Wé De Lív Fọ Wọtá |
| polski | wieloryb |
| پښتو | ويل |
| português | baleia |
| rumantsch | balena |
| română | balenă |
| русский | кит |
| سنڌي | وهيل |
| တႆး | ပႃလူင်မိူင်း |
| සිංහල | තල්මහා |
| slovenčina | veľryba |
| slovenščina | kit |
| Soomaali | nibiri |
| shqip | balenë |
| српски | кит |
| srpski | kit |
| svenska | val |
| Kiswahili | nyangumi |
| தமிழ் | திமிங்கலம் |
| తెలుగు | తిమింగలం |
| ไทย | ปลาวาฬ |
| ትግርኛ | ዓሳ ነባሪ |
| türkmen dili | kit |
| lea fakatonga | tofuaʻa |
| Türkçe | balina |
| українська | кит |
| اردو | وہیل |
| o‘zbek | kit |
| Tiếng Việt | cá voi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹja Nla |
| 粵語 | 鯨魚 |
| 粤语 | 鲸鱼 |
| 中文 | 鲸鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 藍鯨 |
| isiZulu | umkhomo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F40B
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :whale:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the whale emoji (🐋) mean?
- A realistic blue whale in profile. It is the more serious of the two whale emoji — the largest animal that has ever existed, bigger than any dinosaur. It represents the ocean, marine conservation and the sheer scale of the natural world.
- How do you type the whale emoji?
- Copy the whale 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 whale emoji in?
- The whale emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.