🦔 Hedgehog

🦔 Emoji Meaning

The 🦔 Hedgehog emoji depicts a small, spiny mammal. Its meanings can be quite diverse, depending on context:

• Literal Hedgehog: Simply referring to the animal itself. This might be used in discussions about wildlife, pets, or nature.
• Cuteness/Adorableness: Hedgehogs are often considered cute because of their small size and spiky appearance. The emoji can be used to express fondness or appreciation for something adorable.
• Shyness/Defense Mechanisms: Hedgehogs curl into a ball when threatened. This has led to the emoji being used to represent shyness, introversion, vulnerability, or putting up emotional defenses. It can signify feeling prickly or needing space.
• Sonic the Hedgehog: For many, the hedgehog emoji is inextricably linked to the popular video game character. It can be used as a shorthand reference to Sonic or the games.
• Prickliness/Grumpiness: The spines can also represent a prickly personality or a grumpy mood.

Hedgehog Emoji Images

Here is how Hedgehog emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Animal-Mammal Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Animals & Nature category, Animal-Mammal subcategory:

• 🦒 Giraffe
• 🐐 Goat
• 🦍 Gorilla
• 🦮 Guide Dog
• 🐹 Hamster
• 🦛 Hippopotamus
• 🐎 Horse
• 🐴 Horse Face
• 🦘 Kangaroo
• 🐨 Koala