Emoji 13
cockroach
Also known as animal, insect, pest, roach
A brown cockroach shown from above or side with six legs, antennae, and a segmented body.
Meaning
The cockroach emoji represents the insect commonly seen as a household pest. It is used to talk about bugs, filth, or unpleasant situations, and sometimes humorously about resilience, since cockroaches are famously hardy.
Unicode name
A cockroach, a common insect pest recognized for its flat body and long antennae.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's cockroach is a detailed reddish-brown insect in side view, with visible legs, antennae, and wing cases.
Google
Google Noto's cockroach is a flat, brown cockroach shown from above, with spread legs and long antennae.
Twitter
Twemoji's cockroach is a brown, side-facing cockroach with segmented body, six legs, and curved antennae.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🪳 cockroach belong to?
🪳 cockroach belongs to the animals & nature category, which contains 161 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🪳 cockroach?
🪳 cockroach was added in Emoji 13. Its codepoint is U+1FAB3, made up of 1 code points.
