blowfish
blowfish meaning
A pufferfish, inflated and spiky. It represents the fish, which puffs up to deter predators, and fugu — the Japanese delicacy that is lethally poisonous unless prepared by a licensed chef. That danger is its most-cited fact. It also serves as a metaphor for someone who puffs themselves up defensively.
Meaning
A pufferfish, inflated and spiky. It represents the fish, which puffs up to deter predators, and fugu — the Japanese delicacy that is lethally poisonous unless prepared by a licensed chef. That danger is its most-cited fact. It also serves as a metaphor for someone who puffs themselves up defensively. It is one of the more distinctive marine emoji.
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How to use it
- Fugu, prepared by someone with an actual licence 🐡
- Puffed right up the moment it was challenged 🐡
- Deadly and delicious, allegedly 🐡
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | blaasoppie |
| አማርኛ | ብሎውፊሽ |
| العربية | سمكة منتفخة |
| অসমীয়া | ব্লোফিছ |
| azərbaycan | iynəqarın balıq |
| башҡорт | энәбалыҡ |
| беларуская | іголкабрухавая рыба |
| български | риба балон |
| বাংলা | ব্লোফিশ |
| bosanski | napuhača |
| català | peix globus |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏦᏔᏍᎩᎠᏣᏗ |
| čeština | ježík |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чӗрӗп пулӑ |
| Cymraeg | chwydd bysgodyn |
| Deutsch | Kugelfisch |
| dolnoserbšćina | kulowa ryba |
| Ελληνικά | γουρουνόψαρο |
| English | blowfish |
| español | pez globo |
| eesti | siilkala |
| euskara | globo-arraina |
| فارسی | ماهی بادکنکی |
| suomi | pallokala |
| Filipino | blowfish |
| føroyskt | ígulfiskur |
| français | poisson-lune |
| Gaeilge | iasc torcánach |
| Gàidhlig | iasg-sèididh |
| galego | peixe globo |
| ગુજરાતી | બ્લોફિશ |
| Hausa | kifi mai kumbura |
| עברית | אבו נפחא |
| हिन्दी | गुब्बारा मछली |
| hrvatski | riba napuhača |
| hornjoserbšćina | kuloryba |
| magyar | gömbhal |
| հայերեն | փքաձուկ |
| Indonesia | ikan gembung |
| íslenska | blöðrufiskur |
| italiano | pesce palla |
| 日本語 | フグ |
| Jawa | iwak buntal |
| ქართული | მუცელნემსა |
| қазақ тілі | кірпібалық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كىرپىبالىق |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រីកំពត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಉಬ್ಬುಮೀನು |
| 한국어 | 복어 |
| कोंकणी | ब्लोफीश |
| кыргызча | үйлөнмө балык |
| ລາວ | ປາເປົ້າ |
| lietuvių | fugu |
| latviešu | balonzivs |
| македонски | риба со боцки |
| മലയാളം | ബ്ലോഫിഷ് |
| монгол | нохой загас |
| मराठी | ब्लोफिश |
| Melayu | ikan buntal |
| မြန်မာ | ငါးပူဖောင်း |
| नेपाली | ब्लो माछा |
| Nederlands | kogelvis |
| norsk | kulefisk |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବ୍ଲୋଫିଶ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਲੋਫਿਸ਼ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Blófish |
| polski | ryba rozdymka |
| پښتو | بلوکب |
| português | baiacu |
| rumantsch | pesch-ballun |
| română | pește balon |
| русский | рыба-еж |
| سنڌي | بلوفش |
| တႆး | ပႃပွင်းလူမ်း |
| සිංහල | ඉහඳ මාළුවා |
| slovenčina | štvorzubec |
| slovenščina | riba napihovalka |
| Soomaali | kalluunka baaqa |
| shqip | peshk tullumbace |
| српски | надувана риба |
| srpski | naduvana riba |
| svenska | blåsfisk |
| Kiswahili | aina ya samaki |
| தமிழ் | ஊதிப்பெருக்கமடையும் மீன் |
| తెలుగు | ముళ్లచేప |
| ไทย | ปลาปักเป้า |
| ትግርኛ | ብሎፊሽ |
| türkmen dili | çişýän balyk |
| lea fakatonga | sokisoki |
| Türkçe | balon balığı |
| українська | риба-куля |
| اردو | بلو مچھلی |
| o‘zbek | qorni katta baliq |
| Tiếng Việt | cá nóc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹja Awura |
| 粵語 | 雞泡魚 |
| 粤语 | 鸡泡鱼 |
| 中文 | 河豚 |
| 繁體中文 | 河豚 |
| isiZulu | inhlanzi efuthekile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F421
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :blowfish:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the blowfish emoji (🐡) mean?
- A pufferfish, inflated and spiky. It represents the fish, which puffs up to deter predators, and fugu — the Japanese delicacy that is lethally poisonous unless prepared by a licensed chef. That danger is its most-cited fact. It also serves as a metaphor for someone who puffs themselves up defensively.
- How do you type the blowfish emoji?
- Copy the blowfish emoji 🐡 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the blowfish emoji in?
- The blowfish emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.