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Squid emoji ๐Ÿฆ‘

๐Ÿฆ‘ is the squid: an orange or pink squid with tentacles trailing. It means squid โ€” calamari, sushi, diving, deep-sea monsters โ€” and since 2021 it is the shorthand forโ€ฆ

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What the squid ๐Ÿฆ‘ emoji means

๐Ÿฆ‘ is the squid: an orange or pink squid with tentacles trailing. It means squid โ€” calamari, sushi, diving, deep-sea monsters โ€” and since 2021 it is the shorthand for Squid Game, the Netflix series, usually with ๐Ÿ”บโญ•โ—ป๏ธ. Added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Its round-headed cousin is ๐Ÿ™ octopus; on the plate it becomes ๐Ÿฃ sushi.

Unicode name: squid ยท U+1F991 ยท Emoji 3.0 (2016) ยท group: Animals & Nature.

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How people use it

  • Squid Game: the series
  • Seafood: calamari, sushi
  • Deep sea: monsters, diving
  • Splatoon: the game

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
squidU+1F991Squid
octopusU+1F419Octopus
shrimpU+1F990Shrimp
sushiU+1F363Seafood
video gameU+1F3AEGames

Questions people ask

What does ๐Ÿฆ‘ mean?

A squid โ€” seafood, sea creatures or Squid Game.

What is the difference between ๐Ÿฆ‘ and ๐Ÿ™?

๐Ÿฆ‘ squid is long with a pointed body; ๐Ÿ™ octopus is round with eight arms.

When was ๐Ÿฆ‘ added?

2017, Emoji 5.0.

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.

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