🐨️ Koala emoji

What is 🐨️ called?

🐨️ is called the Koala emoji.

What does 🐨️ mean?

🐨 is officially named koala. It represents a koala, showing the iconic Australian marsupial known for its cute appearance and eucalyptus diet. Koalas are adorable, sleepy animals that represent Australian wildlife, cuteness, relaxation, and the unique characteristics of these tree-dwelling marsupials that spend most of their time sleeping.

Use it for literal references to koala, and for australian wildlife, cuteness, sleepiness, relaxation, peaceful nature. The surrounding words should make literal, figurative, cultural, or seasonal intent clear. Related choices include 🐻‍❄️ Polar bear and 🐼 Panda.

Other meanings

It can mean australian wildlife, cuteness, sleepiness, relaxation, peaceful nature. Context determines whether the message is literal, symbolic, culinary, seasonal, humorous, or cultural.

Example Usage

Taking a koala nap after this long day 🐨

Learning more about the koala today 🐨

More details

Officially named koala. Its code point is U+1F428. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0. “Koala bear” is common but zoologically inaccurate because koalas are marsupials, not bears.

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Visual description

A koala with characteristic round ears, fluffy appearance, and gentle expression typical of these Australian marsupials.

“Koala bear” is common but zoologically inaccurate because koalas are marsupials, not bears. Colours, proportions, pose, and fine details vary by platform.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.