What does 🦞 Lobster mean?
A red lobster with big claws. It is used for seafood dinners and fancy meals, and for sunburn that leaves you lobster-red. Fans of Friends know the line about someone being “your lobster,” meaning your soulmate, so it has a romantic side. Maine and coastal holidays use it often. It joined the keyboard in 2018.
🦞 Lobster is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about animal, bisque, claws and seafood.
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🦞 Lobster on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Lobster looks on each platform.
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Lobster emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Lobster emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🦞 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :lobster:.
When was the Lobster emoji added?
🦞 Lobster was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🦞 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Lobster. The underlying code (U+1F99E) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.