whale Emoji
🐋 · U+1F40B · Emoji 1.0
What does the whale emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Amazement and wonder are often conveyed by the whale emoji, which literally represents a large aquatic mammal, and is also used figuratively to express something or someone is enormous or overwhelming, with slang uses including being completely full after eating a large amount of food, as in having a whale of a time.
How the whale emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are where the whale emoji is frequently used, often to add a lighthearted or humorous tone to a post or comment, with younger generations and nature enthusiasts being particularly fond of the symbol, and its tone can range from excitement and awe to irony and sarcasm.
whale emoji examples
- just saw a whale at the beach 🐋
- ate a whole pizza by myself no regrets 🐋
How to copy the whale emoji
To use the whale emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F40B), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
More about whale
Also known as
whale emoji on different platforms
How the whale emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
whale Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🐋 |
| Name | whale |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F40B |
| Shortcode | :whale: |
| Emoji version | 1.0 |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
whale Emoji FAQ
Amazement and wonder are often conveyed by the whale emoji, which literally represents a large aquatic mammal, and is also used figuratively to express something or someone is enormous or overwhelming, with slang uses including being completely full after eating a large amount of food, as in having a whale of a time.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🐋 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F40B, introduced in Emoji version 1.0 (Unicode 1.0). Its shortcode is :whale:.
People also search for the whale emoji as animal, beach, ocean.