Emoji 3
squid
Also known as animal, food, mollusk
A squid, a marine mollusk with a long body, large eyes, and multiple tentacles, shown as an emoji.
Meaning
The squid emoji represents a squid, a marine mollusk often eaten as seafood. People use it for topics about the ocean, seafood, or marine animals, and sometimes for playful or quirky references because of its tentacles.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning is 'squid,' representing a squid as a marine animal.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows a reddish-orange squid with a pointed mantle, large eyes, and curled tentacles.
Google
Google Noto depicts a purple squid with a rounded mantle, large eyes, and several tentacles.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a pinkish-purple squid with large eyes and tentacles trailing behind.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🦑 squid belong to?
🦑 squid belongs to the animals & nature category, which contains 161 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🦑 squid?
🦑 squid was added in Emoji 3. Its codepoint is U+1F991, made up of 1 code points.
