What does ๐ Tropical Fish mean?
A bright yellow and blue tropical fish. It brings coral reefs, snorkelling and aquariums to mind, along with sunny beach holidays. Fish tank owners use it to show off their setups. Its cheerful colours make it a fun, upbeat emoji for summer plans and underwater adventures, and it pairs well with ๐ชธ and ๐.
๐ Tropical Fish is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (marine animals), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal and fishes.
Example messages
๐ Tropical Fish on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Tropical Fish looks on each platform.
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Tropical Fish emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Tropical Fish 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 :tropical_fish:.
When was the Tropical Fish emoji added?
๐ Tropical Fish 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 Tropical Fish. The underlying code (U+1F420) 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.