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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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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 🐋

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whale rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

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

whale rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

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

whale rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

whale rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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LanguageName
Afrikaanswalvis
አማርኛአሣ ነባሪ
العربيةحوت
অসমীয়াতিমি মাছ
azərbaycankit
башҡорткит
беларускаякіт
българскикит
বাংলাতিমি
bosanskikit
catalàbalena
ᏣᎳᎩᏓᏆ
češtinavelryba
чӑваш чӗлхикит
Cymraegmorfil
DeutschWal
dolnoserbšćinawjelryba
Ελληνικάφάλαινα
Englishwhale
españolballena
eestivaal
euskarabalea
فارسینهنگ
suomivalas
Filipinobalyena
føroyskthvalur
françaisbaleine
Gaeilgemíol mór
Gàidhligmuc-mhara
galegobalea
ગુજરાતીવ્હેલ
Hausadabbar whale
עבריתלוויתן
हिन्दीह्वेल
hrvatskikit
hornjoserbšćinawjelryba
magyarbálna
հայերենկետ
Indonesiaikan paus
íslenskahvalur
italianobalena
日本語クジラ
Jawapaus
ქართულივეშაპი
қазақ тілікит
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كيت
ខ្មែរត្រីបាឡែន
ಕನ್ನಡತಿಮಿಂಗಿಲ
한국어고래
कोंकणीदेवमासो
кыргызчакит
ລາວປາວານ
lietuviųbanginis
latviešuvalis
македонскикит
മലയാളംതിമിംഗലം
монголхалим
मराठीव्हेल
Melayuikan paus
မြန်မာဝလေငါး
नेपालीह्वेल
Nederlandswalvis
norskhval
ଓଡ଼ିଆତିମି
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਵੇਲ੍ਹ
Naijíriá PíjinWeil: Dis Na Wọ́n Bíg Ánímal Wé De Lív Fọ Wọtá
polskiwieloryb
پښتوويل
portuguêsbaleia
rumantschbalena
românăbalenă
русскийкит
سنڌيوهيل
တႆးပႃလူင်မိူင်း
සිංහලතල්මහා
slovenčinaveľryba
slovenščinakit
Soomaalinibiri
shqipbalenë
српскикит
srpskikit
svenskaval
Kiswahilinyangumi
தமிழ்திமிங்கலம்
తెలుగుతిమింగలం
ไทยปลาวาฬ
ትግርኛዓሳ ነባሪ
türkmen dilikit
lea fakatongatofuaʻa
Türkçebalina
українськакит
اردووہیل
o‘zbekkit
Tiếng Việtcá voi
Èdè YorùbáẸja Nla
粵語鯨魚
粤语鲸鱼
中文鲸鱼
繁體中文藍鯨
isiZuluumkhomo

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.