What does ๐ Octopus mean?
A pink or purple octopus with curling tentacles. With eight arms, it is perfect for multitasking or doing several jobs at once. People also use it for big hugs, aquarium trips and sea life. Octopuses are known for intelligence and escape skills, which gives the emoji a clever, quirky edge. It also suits seafood dishes like takoyaki.
๐ Octopus is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, creature and ocean.
Example messages
๐ Octopus on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Octopus looks on each platform.
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Octopus emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Octopus emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :octopus:.
When was the Octopus emoji added?
๐ Octopus was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Octopus. The underlying code (U+1F419) 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.