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Mosquito Favicon

emoji favicon for any website. SVG, ICO, and PNG formats. Served from a global edge network in one HTTP request.

✨ Customize (change shape, color, animation) →

Install in your framework

Pick your stack, copy, paste. Works everywhere.

<!-- Paste into <head> -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito" />

<!-- Auto-adapt favicon for system light/dark mode -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito?bg=ffffff&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito?bg=0a0a0a&shape=rounded" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito" />

<!-- index.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito" />

// app/layout.tsx
export const metadata = {
	icons: {
 icon: 'https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito',
 apple: 'https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito',
	},
};

<!-- index.html (Vite) or nuxt.config.ts -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito">

<!-- src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito" />

<!-- src/app.html -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito" />

// Add to functions.php
add_action('wp_head', function () {
	echo '<link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito" type="image/svg+xml">';
	echo '<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito">';
});

<!-- layout/theme.liquid -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito">

Variant previews

Tap any variant to copy its link, HTML tag, or CSS cursor. ?shape=circle&bg=1a1a1a.

Default

?shape=circle

?shape=rounded

?shape=hexagon

?shape=diamond

?shape=squircle

?shape=shield

?shape=badge

What does the Mosquito 🦟 emoji mean?

The Mosquito emoji 🦟 shows a mosquito, one of the Animals & Nature category's most recognizable glyphs. It appears in pet photos, wildlife content, zodiac posts, metaphors ("fierce as a mosquito"), and playful nicknames. Gen Z often uses animal emojis as personality markers in bios and group-chat identifiers.

Common uses

Pet photos and animal content
Zodiac and astrology posts
Nicknames and personality markers
Metaphors referencing mosquito traits
Wildlife and nature conservation content

Keywords

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Unicode

Name	Mosquito
Glyph	🦟
Codepoint	`U+1F99F`
Category	Animals & Nature
Shortcode	`:mosquito:`
Slug	`mosquito`

Mosquito favicon by framework

Step-by-step install guides.

WordPress Next.js React Shopify Vue Astro Svelte Angular

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Frequently asked questions

How do I use 🦟 as a favicon?

Add one line to your HTML <head>: <link rel="icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/mosquito">. The Mosquito favicon is served as an SVG from a global edge network and works in every modern browser.

Does the Mosquito favicon work on Safari and iOS?

Yes. The SVG is served to Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Brave. Safari receives an automatically converted PNG. For iOS home-screen icons, also add <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://emojifavicons.com/apple-touch-icon/mosquito">.

Can I customize the Mosquito favicon (shape, background, size)?

Yes. Append query parameters: ?shape=circle&bg=f59e0b&size=64. Supported shapes include circle, rounded, hexagon, diamond, squircle, shield, and badge. Sizes 16–512 are supported.

What is the Unicode codepoint of 🦟?

The Mosquito emoji 🦟 is encoded as U+1F99F. You can reference it in HTML as 🦟 or in CSS as content: "\1F99F";.

Does the Mosquito favicon adapt to dark mode?

By default the SVG is transparent and works on any background. For dark-mode–specific variants, serve two <link> tags with media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" and different ?bg= values.

What does the Mosquito emoji mean?