U+1FACD
Orca emoji
A black back, white patches and a tall dorsal fin identify this orca, also called a killer whale. It is used for orcas, whales, marine life, and the ocean, as well as wildlife and whale-watching trips.
- Unicode name
- orca
- Category
- Animals & nature, Sea life
- Added
- Emoji 17.0 in 2025
- Code points
- U+1FACD
- Keywords
- marine, ocean, whale
How it looks
How to type
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “orca”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “orca”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “orca”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “orca”.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | orca | ballena, mar, marino, océano |
| Français | orque | baleine, marin, océan |
| Deutsch | Orca | Meer, Meeressäuger, Meerestier, Orka, Ozean, Wal |
| Italiano | orca | animale, cetaceo, marino, oceano |
| Português | orca | baleia, marinho, oceano |
| Nederlands | orka | oceaan, walvis, zee |
| Svenska | späckhuggare | hav, ocean, val |
| Polski | orka | morski, ocean, wieloryb |
| Türkçe | orka | balina, deniz, okyanus |
| Русский | косатка | животное, касатка, кит, море, морское, хищник, черно-белый |
| Українська | косатка | кит, морський, океан |
| Ελληνικά | όρκα | θαλασσινό, φάλαινα, ωκεανός |
| العربية | الحوت القاتل | المحيط, بحري, حوت, حوت الأوركا |
| עברית | אורקה | אוקיינוס , ימי, לוויתן |
| فارسی | نهنگ قاتل | اقیانوس, دریازی, نهنگ |
| हिन्दी | ओर्का | महासागर, व्हेल, समुद्री |
| বাংলা | অর্কা | তিমি, মহাসাগর, মেরিন |
| Bahasa Indonesia | orca | laut, paus, samudra |
| Tiếng Việt | cá voi sát thủ | biển, cá voi, đại dương |
| ไทย | วาฬออร์กา | เพชรฆาต, วาฬ, สัตว์ทะเล, ออร์กา |
| 日本語 | シャチ | クジラ, 海, 海洋 |
| 한국어 | 범고래 | 고래, 바다, 해양 |
| 中文（简体） | 虎鲸 | 大海, 海洋, 鲸, 鲸鱼 |
| 中文（繁體） | 虎鯨 | 大洋, 大海, 海洋, 鯨, 鯨魚 |
Names in 82 more languages
| Afrikaans | moordvis |
|---|---|
| Akan | bonsu kεse |
| Albanian | orkë |
| Amharic | ኦርካ |
| Anii | gafɩlɩ ɔrkaa |
| Armenian | խոյադելֆին |
| Assamese | অৰ্কা |
| Azerbaijani | orka |
| Bashkir | косатка |
| Basque | Ezpalarta |
| Belarusian | касатка |
| Bosnian | orka |
| Breton | skoazog |
| Bulgarian | косатка |
| Burmese | အမဲလိုက်ဝေလငါး |
| Cantonese | 殺人鯨 |
| Cantonese (Simplified) | 杀人鲸 |
| Catalan | orca |
| Cherokee | ᎣᎧ |
| Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) | 殺人鯨 |
| Chuvash | косатка |
| Croatian | orka |
| Czech | kosatka |
| Danish | spækhugger |
| Estonian | mõõkvaal |
| Filipino | orca |
| Finnish | miekkavalas |
| Galician | candorca |
| Georgian | ცელნამგალა ვეშაპი |
| Gujarati | ઓરકા |
| Hausa | kifin orca |
| Hungarian | kardszárnyú delfin |
| Icelandic | háhyrningur |
| Igbo | azụ ọka |
| Irish | cráin dhubh |
| Javanese | orca |
| Kannada | ಓರ್ಕಾ |
| Kazakh | косатка |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | كوساتكا |
| Khmer | អ័រកា |
| Konkani | orca |
| Kyrgyz | косатка |
| Lao | ອໍກ້າ |
| Latvian | zobenvalis |
| Lithuanian | orka |
| Lower Sorbian | orka |
| Macedonian | орка |
| Malay | orca |
| Malayalam | കൊലയാളി തിമിംഗലം |
| Marathi | ऑर्का |
| Mongolian | хар далайн гахай |
| Nepali | ओर्का |
| Nigerian Pidgin | ọ́ká |
| Norwegian | spekkhogger |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | spekkhoggar |
| Odia | ଓର୍କା |
| Oromo | qurxummuu ajjeesu |
| Pashto | اورکا |
| Punjabi | ਓਰਕਾ ਮੱਛੀ |
| Quechua | orca |
| Romanian | orca |
| Romansh | orca |
| Scottish Gaelic | orc |
| Serbian | орка |
| Serbian (Latin) | orka |
| Shan | ပႃဝေးလ်ဢေႃးၵႃႇ |
| Sindhi | اورڪا |
| Sinhala | ඕර්කා |
| Slovak | kosatka |
| Slovenian | orka |
| Somali | nibiriga orkaha |
| Swahili | Chengo |
| Tamil | ஓர்க்கா |
| Telugu | ఆర్కా |
| Tigrinya | ኦርካ |
| Turkmen | kosatka |
| Upper Sorbian | orka |
| Urdu | اورکا |
| Uzbek | orka |
| Welsh | orca |
| Yoruba | òbéjé |
| Zulu | orca |
Codes
- Code points
U+1FACD- HTML
🫍- CSS
\1FACD- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1FACD}- Python
\U0001FACD- UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F AB 8D- UTF-16
D83E DECD- URL encoded
%F0%9F%AB%8D
Questions
What does the orca emoji mean?
A black back, white patches and a tall dorsal fin identify this orca, also called a killer whale. It is used for orcas, whales, marine life, and the ocean, as well as wildlife and whale-watching trips.
How do I type the emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “orca”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page.
When was the emoji added?
was added in Emoji 17.0, released in 2025.
What is the Unicode code point for ?
U+1FACD. In HTML you can write 🫍, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FACD}.