mermaid Emoji

๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ ยท U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F ยท Emoji 5.0

What does the mermaid emoji mean?

When mythological creatures and underwater worlds are on their minds, individuals often turn to the ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ emoji, which represents a mermaid, a mythical being with a woman's upper body and a fish's lower body, and is used to convey a sense of enchantment, mystique, and fascination with the ocean, as well as to express a carefree and playful personality, with some users also employing it to jokingly describe someone who is a strong swimmer or has a love for aquatic activities, and in slang, to refer to a woman who is perceived as alluring and seductive, much like the mythological sirens of the sea.

mermaid in every skin tone

This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.

๐Ÿป Light๐Ÿผ Medium-light๐Ÿฝ Medium๐Ÿพ Medium-dark๐Ÿฟ Dark

mermaid emoji examples

How to copy the mermaid emoji

To use the mermaid emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.

Also known as

creaturefairytalefolkloremerwomanoceanseasirentridentmermaid emoji

mermaid emoji on different platforms

How the mermaid emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.

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Your device
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

mermaid Emoji Details

Emoji๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ
Namemermaid
CategoryPeople & Body
CodepointsU+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
Shortcode:mermaid:
SourcesUnicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net
Emoji version5.0 (2017)

mermaid Emoji FAQ

What is the mermaid emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :mermaid:.

What are other names for the mermaid emoji?

People also search for the mermaid emoji as creature, fairytale, folklore, merwoman, ocean.

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