Lobster emoji 🦞
🦞 is the lobster: a red lobster with big claws. It means lobster — fancy dinners, lobster rolls, Maine and Nova Scotia — and, thanks to Friends, “you’re my lobster”…
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What the lobster 🦞 emoji means
🦞 is the lobster: a red lobster with big claws. It means lobster — fancy dinners, lobster rolls, Maine and Nova Scotia — and, thanks to Friends, “you’re my lobster”: the person you will grow old with. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018) after a campaign from Maine. The other shellfish: 🦀 crab and 🦐 shrimp.
Unicode name: lobster · U+1F99E · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Animals & Nature.
How people use it
- You’re my lobster: soulmates
- Seafood: dinners, lobster rolls
- Maine and coasts: travel
- Sunburn: “red as a 🦞”
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| lobsterU+1F99E | Lobster | |
| crabU+1F980 | Crab | |
| shrimpU+1F990 | Shrimp | |
| butterU+1F9C8 | Lobster with butter | |
| red heartU+2764 U+FE0F | My lobster |
Crawfish emoji? How 🦞 covers crayfish and mudbugs
There is no dedicated emoji for crawfish. The lobster emoji 🦞 is the closest match and is often used to represent crawfish, crayfish, and mudbugs, especially in messages about boils and Cajun food. Because both are red crustaceans with claws, the visual overlap is strong enough that one emoji serves for both in casual conversation. People planning a crawfish boil or sharing Cajun food photos may pair it with 🍽️ or 🧈 to complete the meal.
Crawfish and lobsters are both decapods but differ in size and habitat: crawfish live in freshwater streams and swamps, while lobsters are marine. That difference rarely matters in text messages — a red crustacean reads as a crawfish when the conversation is about a boil and as a lobster when it is about fine dining or New England.
Questions people ask
What does 🦞 mean?
A lobster — seafood, or “you’re my lobster” for a soulmate.
What does 🦞 mean from a guy?
Possibly the Friends reference — he means you are his person.
When was 🦞 added?
2018, Emoji 11.0.
Is there a crawfish emoji?
There is no crawfish emoji. The lobster emoji 🦞 is the closest match and is often used for crawfish, crayfish, and mudbugs in messages about boils and Cajun food.
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.
