Mosquito
A bloodsucking mosquito — the irritating insect responsible for itchy bites and tropical diseases.
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About Mosquito 🦟
The Mosquito emoji (🦟) is a versatile Unicode character used across all major platforms and devices.
The 🦟 emoji may appear differently across platforms — Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and other vendors each design their own version. Apple tends toward photorealistic renders, Google uses a rounded, friendly style, and Microsoft often opts for flat, minimalist designs. Despite visual differences, the underlying Unicode character (U+1F99F) ensures the same emoji is sent and received regardless of device. When choosing this emoji for professional communication, be aware that the recipient may see a slightly different design than what you see on your screen.
Common shortcodes for this emoji include `:mosquito:`, which work on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub. This emoji was assigned the Unicode code point U+1F99F and is part of the "Nature" group. Related search terms include bite, blood, itch, disease, pest. To use this emoji in HTML, insert the entity 🦟, or in CSS use content: "\1F99F". For maximum compatibility, always copy the emoji character directly rather than relying on shortcodes, as shortcode support varies by platform.
Technical Details
| Emoji | 🦟 |
| Name | Mosquito |
| Unicode | U+1F99F |
| Category | Nature |
| HTML Entity | 🦟 |
| CSS Code | \1F99F |
| Shortcodes | :mosquito: |