The gorilla emoji brings big silverback energy—strength, protectiveness, and a hint of "don’t test me". People drop it when they’re going beast mode at the gym, bragging about a heavy PR, or playfully flexing alpha vibes (often with a wink, because irony lives rent-free online). It can also be soft: used to signal loyalty, guardian feels, or that quiet, stoic calm before chaos. Toss it in after dramatic takes to mock chest-beating behavior or when you’re embracing your most stubborn, primal self.
Meme-wise, it’s besties with “apes together strong,” WallStreetBets hype, and rocket-ship stock dreams—usually paired with 🍌, 💪, and 🚀. It also surfaces in “return to monke” nostalgia posts and King Kong jokes, and yes, sometimes as a respectful nod to Harambe-era internet lore. Flirty usage pops up too—“got that silverback energy for you”—part goofy, part protective, all chaotic good. On sports Twitter and gymtok, it doubles as a team mascot vibe and a shorthand for raw power.
On Apple/iOS, the gorilla is a side-profile silverback in a grounded, knuckle-supported pose, facing left with broad shoulders, a barrel chest, and gray‑black fur with a silvery saddle. The face is dark with a pronounced brow ridge, small ears, and a calm, neutral expression—more realistic than cartoony. The styling is shaded and muscular, instantly recognizable for that hulking torso and low, steady stance. No props, no roar—just quiet, heavyweight presence.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 247 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | |
| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🦍 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🦍 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🦍 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🦍 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f98d |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F98D |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129421 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA6 0x8D |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A6 8D |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 246 215 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDD8D |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83edd8d |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56717 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F98D |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F98D |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129421 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F98D" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa6\x8d" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDD8D" |
