What does ๐งโโ๏ธ Mermaid mean?
A woman with a long fish tail, the most familiar of the merpeople. It is a favorite for beach and pool posts, fairy-tale films, mermaid-themed birthdays, shimmering hair and nails, and anyone who would rather live in the sea.
๐งโโ๏ธ Mermaid is an emoji from the People & Body category (fantasy characters), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about creature, fairytale, folklore, merwoman, ocean and sea.
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๐งโโ๏ธ Mermaid on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Mermaid looks on each platform.
Mermaid in every skin tone
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Mermaid emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Mermaid emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโโ๏ธ 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 :mermaid:.
When was the Mermaid emoji added?
๐งโโ๏ธ Mermaid was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Mermaid emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Mermaid. The underlying code (U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.