Emoji 1
scorpion
Also known as Scorpio, Scorpius, zodiac
A scorpion emoji showing an arachnid with large pincers, eight legs, and a segmented tail ending in a curved stinger.
Meaning
The scorpion emoji represents the animal known for its pincers and venomous stinger. It is commonly used to talk about scorpions, the Scorpio zodiac sign, dangerous situations, or a sharp, defensive attitude.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning of this emoji is the animal scorpion.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple’s design shows a brown scorpion with dark segmented legs, open pincers, and a curved tail with a stinger, in a realistic side view.
Google
Google Noto’s design features a dark brown scorpion with lighter brown shading, a curved tail and raised pincers, in a stylized side view.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji’s design shows a dark brown scorpion with prominent claws, segmented body, and curled tail with a stinger, in a flat cartoon style.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🦂 scorpion belong to?
🦂 scorpion belongs to the animals & nature category, which contains 161 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🦂 scorpion?
🦂 scorpion was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F982, made up of 1 code points.
