Oyster emoji 🦪 (clam, pearl)
🦪 is the oyster: an open shell with a pearl inside. It means oysters, clams and shellfish — seafood platters, Champagne and oysters, beach foraging — and the pearl…
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What the oyster 🦪 (clam, pearl) emoji means
🦪 is the oyster: an open shell with a pearl inside. It means oysters, clams and shellfish — seafood platters, Champagne and oysters, beach foraging — and the pearl: “the world is your oyster”, hidden value, June birthstones. Added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). For a plain shell see 🐚 spiral shell; for the pearl’s bubbles 🫧 bubbles.
Unicode name: oyster · U+1F9AA · Emoji 12.0 (2019) · group: Animals & Nature.
How people use it
- Seafood: oysters, clams, mussels
- The world is your oyster: opportunity
- Pearls: jewellery, June
- Hidden gems: value inside
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| oysterU+1F9AA | Oyster with pearl | |
| spiral shellU+1F41A | Empty shell | |
| bubblesU+1FAE7 | Pearls, bubbles | |
| shrimpU+1F990 | Shellfish | |
| clinking glassesU+1F942 | Champagne and oysters |
Questions people ask
Is there a clam emoji?
No; 🦪 oyster is used for clams and mussels.
What does 🦪 mean?
An oyster — seafood, or “the world is your oyster”.
Is there a pearl emoji?
Not alone; 🦪 shows one inside the shell.
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.
