There's no separate alligator emoji in Unicode, so this crocodile quietly covers both toothy reptiles whenever a message needs one. Its sharpest use in text has nothing to do with actual reptiles, though: "crocodile tears" means fake sympathy, tears performed for show rather than genuinely felt.
What 🐊 means
The crocodile bends to the left, its body covered in thick, scaly green skin, four limbs held close to the ground, and a tapering tail. It has black eyes and a long mouth.
The 🐊 Crocodile emoji is a generic reference to a crocodile irrespective of the breed and species. Although the behavior of a crocodile are innate, this emoji can express fear, danger, and maybe even love for these reptiles (if you're Steven Irwin or a fan of his).
How and when to use it
- "Okay, bye"
"See ya later alligator"
In such pun-ny contexts, you can bring in the 🐊 emoji. - Did you recently purchase a pair of crocs? Are you flaunting those pictures or sharing croc memes? Use 🐊 in such post captions.
- You can also use 🐊 while sharing pictures and videos of crocodiles either from an environmental POV or even pure interest.
- If you're a Lacoste page or any such business page that has a crocodile either in its logo or in the brand name, you can use 🐊 in your social media profile name. You can also do this if you're a fan of alligators and crocodiles.
Other Names
- 🐊 Croc
- 🐊 Alligator
- 🐊 Lacoste
- 🐊 Crocs (because its comfy on lands and water)
- 🐊 Long Teeth
- 🐊 Wild Animal
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature › animal-reptile
- Codepoints
U+1F40A- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0
- Shortcodes
:crocodile:- Keywords
- animal, crocodile, zoo
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🐊 Crocodile or 🌱 Seedling?
Runs with a crowd
🐊 keeps company in green emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.