squid Emoji
🦑 · U+1F991 · Emoji 3.0
What does the squid emoji mean?
A squid, the 🦑 emoji represents the marine mollusk and is often used literally to refer to the animal or figuratively to describe something slippery or elusive. In slang, it can also represent a person who is perceived as sneaky or untrustworthy. Additionally, the 🦑 emoji is used in various contexts to convey a sense of mystery or otherworldliness, drawing on the squid's alien-like appearance and deep-sea habitat.
squid emoji examples
- just saw a giant squid at the aquarium and I'm freaked out 🦑
- you're such a squid always slipping out of our plans 🦑
How to copy the squid emoji
To use the squid 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+1F991), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
squid emoji on different platforms
How the squid emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
squid Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🦑 |
| Name | squid |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F991 |
| Shortcode | :squid: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 3.0 (2016) |
squid Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F991, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :squid:.
People also search for the squid emoji as animal, food, mollusk.