hippopotamus
About this emoji
The hippopotamus emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category (animal-mammal) since Unicode 11.0. It is associated with: animal, hippo, hippopotamus, mammal.
The hippopotamus emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, specifically the animal-mammal subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 11.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🦛 hippopotamus emoji for talking about animals, plants, weather, and the natural world. It is often associated with animal, hippo, hippopotamus, mammal.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🦛 |
| Name | hippopotamus |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Subgroup | animal-mammal |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F99B |
| Shortcode alias | :hippopotamus: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :hippopotamus: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “hippopotamus” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.