๐ฆ
๐ฆ Mosquito Emoji
A mosquito, a type of bloodsucking fly. Depicted as a brown or black mosquito on its six, long legs, with wings, long abdomen, and needle-like mouth. Variously shown from above or facing left.
May be used to represent various insects, other bugs and bug bites, and insect-borne diseases (e.g., malaria). May also be used for metaphorical pests.
Facebook’s mosquito has a red abdomen, as if filled with blood.
| Emoji | ๐ฆ |
| Unicode Name | Mosquito |
| Apple Name | Mosquito |
| Also Known As | |
| Codepoints | U+1F99F |
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | เฆฎเฆถ |
| Danish | myg |
| German | mรผcke |
| English | mosquito |
| Spanish | mosquito |
| French | moustique |
| Hindi | เคฎเคเคเคฐ |
| Italian | zanzara |
| Japanese | ่ |
| Korean | ๋ชจ๊ธฐ |
| Marathi | เคกเคธ |
| Malay | nyamuk |
| Dutch | mug |
| Norwegian | mygg |
| Portuguese | mosquito |
| Swedish | mygga |
| Tamil | เฎเฎ |
| Telugu | เฐฆเฐฎ |
| Chinese | ่ๅญ |
Apple
Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.
iOS 12.1
Oct - 2018
iOS 13.1
Sep - 2019
iOS 17.4
Mar - 2024
Google Noto Color Emoji
Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.
Android 9.0
Aug - 2018
Android 11.0
Aug - 2020
15.1
Nov - 2023
Samsung
Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.
Experience 9.5
Aug - 2018
One UI 1.0
Feb - 2019
One UI 6.0
Oct - 2023
One UI 6.1
Mar - 2024
Microsoft 3D Fluent
Glossy, gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.
15.0
Oct - 2023
Microsoft
Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10’s final update was in May 2019.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update
Oct - 2018
Windows 11 November 2021 Update
Nov - 2021
Windows 11 23H2
Oct - 2023
WhatsApp
Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.
2.18.379
Dec - 2018
2.24.8.85
Apr - 2024
Twitter / X
Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.
Twemoji 11.0
Jun - 2018
Twemoji 11.2
Sep - 2018
Twemoji 15.0.1
Jul - 2023
Facebook
Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta’s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.
3.0
Dec - 2018
15.0
Feb - 2023
Huawei
Custom emoji set used on select Huawei phones and tablets.
HarmonyOS 4.0
Aug - 2023
LG
Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG’s final mobile device.
Velvet
Jan - 2021
Telegram
Animated versions of Apple’s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.
Telemoji (March 2023)
Mar - 2023
Telemoji (November 2023)
Nov - 2023
Noto Color Emoji, Animated
Animated versions of Google’s Noto Color Emoji designs, used by Google Messenger.
15.0
May - 2023
Microsoft Teams (3D Animated)
3D animated versions of Microsoft’s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.
15.0
Apr - 2023
Skype
Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.
Emoticons 1.2
Jun - 2015
Twitter Emoji Stickers
Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter’s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.
13.1
Oct - 2022
JoyPixels
A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.
4.0
Aug - 2018
5.0
Jun - 2019
5.5
Jan - 2020
6.0
Jun - 2020
8.0
Aug - 2023
Toss Face (ํ ์คํ์ด์ค)
A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.
February 2022
Feb - 2022
1.6
Sep - 2023
Sony Playstation
Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device’s messaging functionality.
13.1
May - 2021
Noto Emoji Font
A minimalist, monochrome version of Google’s Noto Color Emoji designs.
15.1
Sep - 2023
OpenMoji
A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd (Design University) in Germany.
12.0
May - 2019
13.1
Jun - 2021
15.0
Oct - 2023
Icons8
A licensable emoji design set.
14.0
Mar - 2023
Emojipedia Sample Images
Sample emoji designs developed by Emojipedia for illustrative purposes.
11.0
Feb - 2018
11.1
Feb - 2018
