What does 🦑 Squid mean?
A pink or orange squid with long tentacles. It is used for calamari, sushi and seafood, and for ocean creatures in general. Fans of the Netflix series Squid Game use it in reference to the show. Gamers may connect it with the ink-shooting characters in Splatoon. It also suits jokes about squirting ink or making a quick escape.
🦑 Squid is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about animal, food and mollusk.
Example messages
🦑 Squid on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Squid looks on each platform.
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Squid emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Squid 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 :squid:.
When was the Squid emoji added?
🦑 Squid was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. 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 Squid. The underlying code (U+1F991) 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.