Hedgehog emoji meaning

The hedgehog emoji shows a small, spiky animal with a rounded body and a pointed nose. Normally displayed in shades of brown, it is used to represent cuteness, cautious feelings, or anything related to nature and animals. People might use it to express being protective, thoughtful, or even feeling a little prickly. The hedgehog is a symbol of gentleness but also self-defense, as it curls up into a ball to protect itself with its spines.

The hedgehog emoji was approved in Unicode 10.0 and added in Emoji 5.0, see related proposal L2/16295