Whale Emoji
Whale is a single code point introduced in Emoji 1.0. It belongs to the Animals & Nature group, Animal Marine subgroup.
Unicode data
- Unicode name
- whale
- CLDR short name
- whale
- Korean name (CLDR)
- κ³ λ
- Code points
- U+1F40B
- Group
- Animals & Nature
- Subgroup
- Animal Marine
- Added to Unicode
- 6.0
- Added to Emoji
- 1.0
- Sequence
- Single code point
- Skin tones
- Not defined
Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.
Search keywords
Official CLDR keywords for this emoji β these are what search matches against.
Developer formats
Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.
πU+1F40B\u{1f40b}\1F40B🐋🐋"\uD83D\uDC0B"\U0001F40B\uD83D\uDC0B%F0%9F%90%8BF0 9F 90 8BAccessibility
Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, βwhaleβ. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row β each repetition is read out in full.
Related emojis
Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group β not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code point for Whale?
Whale is U+1F40B.
Does Whale support skin tones?
No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.
How do I use Whale in HTML or code?
Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🐋 in HTML, \u{1f40b} in JavaScript.
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