U+1FAC8 · emoji since 2025
The hairy creature is a shaggy cryptid, like Bigfoot or a yeti. It means myths, monsters, and elusive legends of the wild.
One of the newest emoji, it headlines folklore and a fun, fuzzy take on the creatures said to roam the forests.
In texting, does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Hairy Creature emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the hairy creature emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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