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🐍 Snake Emoji

A green snake β€” snakes, betrayal, danger, Slytherin, Year of the Snake.

Official nameSnake
CodepointU+1F40D
Shortcode:snake: (GitHub, Slack, Discord)
HTML entity🐍
Unicode versionEmoji 0.6 (2010)
CategoryRandom Animal Emoji β€Ί Reptiles
Keywordsanimal, bearer, ophiuchus, serpent, zodiac
Also known asSnake Emoji

What does 🐍 mean?

🐍 literally means snakes, but online it is mostly an accusation: a backstabber or someone untrustworthy. It became famous in the 2016 Taylor Swift / Kim Kardashian feud. Also used for Python programming and Slytherin.

Pairs with 🌿 and πŸ’š in nature contexts.

β€œCan’t trust him πŸβ€β€œLearning Python πŸβ€

How to type 🐍 Snake

iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or πŸ˜€ key), search β€œsnake”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type β€œsnake” in the search bar, or go to the Random Animal Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search β€œsnake”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.

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FAQ

Why does 🐍 show as a box or blank square?

Your device is older than Emoji 0.6 (2010), the release that added Snake. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.