shrimp Emoji
The 🦐 shrimp emoji represents a shrimp and is commonly used for seafood themes and food-related messages.
U+1F990
🦐 is the emoji for a shrimp. It’s widely used in casual writing, design, and social posts to indicate seafood, dishes, or marine-life themes. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode escapes in code.
shrimp Emoji Meaning
The 🦐 shrimp emoji generally refers to the animal itself—shrimp—or to seafood more broadly. In everyday communication, people use it to label shrimp dishes, menus, grocery items, or cooking posts. It can also fit marine-life or ocean-themed content, such as aquarium topics, nature events, or a playful “under the sea” tone. In most contexts, its meaning is straightforward: seafood/shrimp. As an emoji character, it’s also used decoratively to add flavor to text, headings, or icons where a shrimp is a fitting visual cue.
Common uses
- •Menu labels and restaurant promos for shrimp dishes
- •Social media posts about cooking, recipes, or seafood meals
- •Blog or newsletter sections about ocean life and marine animals
- •Chat and messaging to react to seafood-related plans or orders
- •Design elements for icons, stickers, and web badges for seafood brands
Examples
🦐 Shrimp Symbol Copy & Unicode Info
- 🦐Tonight: shrimp tacos! 🦐🌮
- 🦐Add shrimp to the stir-fry 🦐
- 🦐Open hours—fresh shrimp available 🦐
- 🦐Under the sea spotlight: shrimp 🦐
- 🦐Order confirmed: 2 servings of shrimp 🦐
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F990 | |
| HTML Entity | 🦐 | |
| HTML Code | 🦐 | |
| CSS | \1F990 | |
| Decimal | 129424 |
How to type shrimp Emoji (🦐)
On Windows
In Word, type 1F990 then press Alt + X. Or open the emoji picker with Windows key + period.
On Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer and search for the character.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f990, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy 🦐 with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the shrimp emoji mean?
The 🦐 shrimp emoji generally refers to the animal itself—shrimp—or to seafood more broadly. In everyday communication, people use it to label shrimp dishes, menus, grocery items, or cooking posts. It can also fit marine-life or ocean-themed content, such as aquarium topics, nature events, or a playful “under the sea” tone. In most contexts, its meaning is straightforward: seafood/shrimp. As an emoji character, it’s also used decoratively to add flavor to text, headings, or icons where a shrimp is a fitting visual cue.
What is the Unicode code point for 🦐 shrimp?
🦐 has Unicode code point U+1F990.
How can I copy 🦐 in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: 🦐.
What escape sequences can I use in code?
CSS escape: \1F990. JavaScript escape: \u{1F990}.
Does 🦐 have meanings beyond shrimp?
In typical usage, it mainly means shrimp/seafood. Any broader interpretation is usually tied to marine-life or food contexts rather than a special hidden meaning.