🦛 Hippopotamus | Hippopotamus emoji | Emoji Copy and Paste

The hippopotamus emoji, whose Unicode name is “hippopotamus”, is part of the Animals & Nature group. It is closely tied to animal, mammal and hippopotamus, which is what people usually have in mind when they search for it. The positivity score for this emoji is 71 out of 100, inside the Positive range.

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1. Hippopotamus emoji attributes

Symbol: 🦛
Name: Hippopotamus
English name: hippopotamus
Unicode code point: U+1F99B
HTML entity: 🦛
Decimal: 🦛
Category: Animals & Nature›Mammals
Keywords: animal, mammal, hippopotamus
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2. Hippopotamus emoji meaning

In the symbol system, the 🦛 hippopotamus emoji is mostly used to refer to the specific animal, or to express cuteness and companionship. It is a mammal people know well, so it hardly needs any explanation in pet sharing, science content, or everyday chat. What it refers to is very specific, and no extra background is needed.

In everyday chat, the hippopotamus (🦛) usually appears alongside words about animal, mammal and hippopotamus. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Hippopotamus emoji sentiment

Positive

71 / 100

Scored 71 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Positive range. The mood it carries is light, so it rarely clashes with polite wording.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Hippopotamus emoji examples

1The garden is finally blooming 🦛
2Weekend plans: the outdoors 🦛
3Feeding the birds this morning 🦛

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