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Koala

U+1F428Unicode 6.0 Β· Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs

Koala β€” sleepy, cute, Australian-coded.

Codes & encoding

Every identifier, code, and encoding form for Koala (🐨). Click any row to copy.

IdentifierValue
CodepointU+1F428
Decimal128040
Hex0x1F428
HTML entity🐨
HTML entity (hex)🐨
UTF-8\xF0\x9F\x90\xA8
UTF-16\uD83D\uDC28
Unicode versionUnicode 6.0
Unicode blockMiscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
CLDR short nameKoala

Shortcodes by platform

GitHub
:koala:
Slack
:koala:
Discord
:koala:

GitHub, Slack, and Discord all use the same :name: shortcode syntax for emoji. Apple, Google, and Microsoft use internal CLDR translation keys (e.g. face_with_tears_of_joy) and don’t expose user-facing shortcodes.

Renders as
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Category
Animals

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Frequently asked questions

What does 🐨 mean?

Koala β€” sleepy, cute, Australian-coded.

How do I type Koala?

Copy 🐨 directly, or paste the shortcode `:koala:` into a chat that supports Slack/Discord-style emoji.

What is the Unicode codepoint for Koala?

The official codepoint is U+1F428, part of Unicode 14.0+ (post-2017) emoji block.

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