Cockroach

🪳 is the cockroach emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Unicode's keyword list links it with “animal”, “insect”, “pest”, and “roach”.

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Nature, gardening, and insect-related posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: COCKROACH
CLDR short name: cockroach
Codepoint: U+1FAB3
Hex: 1FAB3
Emoji version: 13.0
Unicode version: 13.0
First released: 2020
Unicode group: Animals & Nature
Unicode subgroup: animal-bug
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:cockroach:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

animal · cockroach · insect · pest · roach

How it looks

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the 🪳 cockroach emoji mean?: 🪳 is the cockroach emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Unicode's keyword list links it with “animal”, “insect”, “pest”, and “roach”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🪳?: U+1FAB3, named COCKROACH in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🪳 cockroach emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 13.0, published in 2020, alongside Unicode 13.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🪳 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “cockroach”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🪳 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🪳?: On GitHub, type :cockroach: and it turns into 🪳 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.