About
The Hedgehog emoji (🦔) is the perfect mascot for anyone who's cute but needs their space—think of it as the introvert's spirit animal. People reach for this spiky little guy when they're feeling defensive but adorable, or when they want to express that perfect balance of 'approach with caution' and 'but also please give me snacks.'
Platforms
Vibe & Tone
defensive cuteplayfuldefensiveaffectionateneutral
About
- Category
- Animals & Nature
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When to use 🦔
- →Expressing that you're feeling antisocial but cute about it
- →Setting boundaries while staying adorable
- →Representing introverted energy
- →Describing someone with a prickly exterior but soft heart
- →Sonic the Hedgehog references
Keywords
hedgehoganimalspinyanimalsnature
Related Concepts
defensiveintrovertboundariescute but spikypersonal spaceantisocialprickly personalitysmall but fierceself-protectioncozy vibes
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F994
- Unicode Version
- 11.0
- Added in Emoji
- 5
Did you know?
The hedgehog emoji arrived relatively late to the party in 2018, but quickly became beloved by introverts everywhere who finally had an emoji that captured their 'cute but don't touch me' energy perfectly.
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12/29/25
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