Orangutan emoji meaning

The orangutan emoji shows a great ape with orange-brown coloring, long arms, and a calm, thoughtful expression. This emoji is inspired by real-life orangutans, known for their intelligence and close connection to humans. It is often used to represent orangutans or other primates, as well as broader topics like wildlife, nature, and conservation. People may also use it to express ideas of cleverness, curiosity, or to highlight something endearing and cute.

The orangutan emoji was approved in Unicode 12.0 and added in Emoji 12.0, see related proposal L2/18137