🦛

Emoji	🦛
Codepoint	U+1F99B
Category	animals & nature
Subcategory	animal-mammal

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hippopotamus (U+1F99B)

hippo

The emoji 🦛 depicts a hippopotamus, a large, semi-aquatic mammal that is native to sub-Saharan Africa. This emoji is often used to represent something that is large, slow-moving, or lumbering. It can also be used to convey a sense of laziness or sluggishness, as hippos are known to spend much of their time lounging in the water or mud. Additionally, because of their size and strength, the hippo emoji can be used to represent power or toughness. Finally, due to their distinctive appearance, the hippo emoji is sometimes used simply for fun or to add a touch of whimsy to a message.

hippopotamus emoji text examples

1. "I was late to work today because there was a huge traffic jam, it was like a bunch of 🦛 clogging up the highway!"
2. "Have you ever seen a real-life 🦛? They're so much bigger than I expected!"
3. "My toddler is obsessed with animals and keeps asking me to watch videos of 🦛 swimming and playing in the water."
4. "I'm feeling really slow and sluggish today, like a 🦛 trying to run a marathon."
5. "We went on a safari adventure and got to see a whole herd of 🦛 up close! It was amazing."