U+1F994 "🦔" Hedgehog Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🦔
U+1F994 "🦔" Hedgehog is a pictographic representation of the small, spiny mammal known for its distinctive coat of sharp quills, which it uses for defense by curling into a tight ball. This character is part of the Emoticons range within the Unicode Standard, specifically included in the emoji set to depict a hedgehog in a side profile view, often shown with prominent spikes and a small snout. Its inclusion in digital communication allows users to quickly convey meanings related to nature, animals, or concepts of prickliness and selfprotection, enriching textbased conversations with a visual shorthand.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F994 |
| Version Added | 10.0 |
| Name | Hedgehog |
| Block | Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🦔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🦔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA6 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83E 0xDD94 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F994 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83e\udd94 |