What does 🕸️ Spider Web mean?
A grey spider web strung in a classic spiral. Beyond spooky Halloween decor, it signals that something has been neglected for ages: a dusty blog, an empty savings account, a dating profile nobody visits. It can also describe a tangled situation or a web of lies that keeps growing. Some people use it as a winking nod to the World Wide Web. It pairs naturally with 🕷️ and 🎃.
🕸️ Spider Web is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (bugs & insects), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
Example messages
🕸️ Spider Web on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Spider Web looks on each platform.
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Spider Web emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Spider Web 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 :spider_web:.
When was the Spider Web emoji added?
🕸️ Spider Web was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Spider Web. The underlying code (U+1F578 U+FE0F) 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.