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🦟 Mosquito Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Features a mosquito, the annoying blood-sucking insect, representing summer nuisance and itchy bites.
When to Use
Use for complaining about bugs, summer annoyances, or expressing something draining.
Example Usage
- “Mosquito season 🦟”
- “So annoying 🦟”
- “Itchy bites 🦟”
Popular Combinations
🦟🩸
Blood sucker
🦟😤
So annoying
🦟☀️
Summer pest
How Mosquito looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🦟 mean in a text message?▼
Features a mosquito, the annoying blood-sucking insect, representing summer nuisance and itchy bites. Use for complaining about bugs, summer annoyances, or expressing something draining. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Is 🦟 used as slang or with hidden meanings?▼
Some animal and nature emoji have picked up slang meanings on social media. For example, 🐍 can mean "sneaky person" and 🍑 has well-known double meanings. The Mosquito emoji is primarily used for its literal meaning, but always consider context.
When was 🦟 added to the emoji standard?▼
Animal and nature emoji have been added across many Unicode versions. New animals are proposed to the Unicode Consortium each year, and each must go through a formal review process before being approved. Check the "Added" field above for the specific Unicode version.
What is the shortcode for 🦟?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:mosquito:` to insert the Mosquito emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Is 🦟 a newer emoji?▼
The Mosquito emoji was added in Unicode 11.0. It has broad support on modern devices but may not render on older phones or operating systems.
Unicode
U+1f99f
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 11.0
Shortcodes
:mosquito:Keywords
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When to Use 🦟 Mosquito
Use for complaining about bugs, summer annoyances, or expressing something draining.
- •Send 🦟 when you want to express or reference "mosquito" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🦟 in conversations about animal or nature to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🦟 Mosquito on social media posts, stories, or comments related to mosquito
- •Combine 🦟 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about animal, nature, insect
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
🪟
Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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