Gorilla
A gorilla, the powerful, black-haired great ape. Variously depicted in full profile on all fours facing left or as a friendly, cartoon-styled gorilla face looking straight ahead.
Most platforms' designs depict a full gorilla, as a silverback, with strong shoulders and reddish forehead. Twitterโs designs feature a black and gray gorilla face with a neutral expression and prominent forehead and jaw.
Google, Samsung, and Facebookโs designs previously featured only a gorilla face.
This emoji is considered racist in some contexts, particularly when used to disparage, insult, and abuse people with dark skin, especially Black people.
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