Cricket emoji 🦗 (grasshopper)
🦗 is the cricket: a green cricket or grasshopper. It means the insect — and far more often, “crickets”: the sound of an awkward silence when nobody replies (“asked the…
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What the cricket 🦗 (grasshopper) emoji means
🦗 is the cricket: a green cricket or grasshopper. It means the insect — and far more often, “crickets”: the sound of an awkward silence when nobody replies (“asked the group chat, 🦗🦗”). It is also the grasshopper and locust emoji. Added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). The sport is 🏏 cricket bat and ball, on the sports emoji list. Fellow insects: 🐜 ant, 🐛 bug.
Unicode name: cricket · U+1F997 · Emoji 5.0 (2017) · group: Animals & Nature.
How people use it
- Crickets: awkward silence, no replies
- Insects: grasshoppers, locusts, summer nights
- Chirping: country evenings
- Jiminy Cricket: conscience jokes
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| cricketU+1F997 | Insect; awkward silence | |
| cricket gameU+1F3CF | The sport | |
| antU+1F41C | Ant | |
| bugU+1F41B | Caterpillar | |
| face without mouthU+1F636 | Speechless |
Questions people ask
What does 🦗 mean?
Crickets — an awkward silence — or the insect.
Is there a grasshopper emoji?
No; 🦗 cricket is used for grasshoppers and locusts.
What does 🦗🦗 mean in a reply?
“Nobody responded” or “that fell flat”.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
