crab
crab meaning
A red crab with raised claws. It represents the animal, the seaside and seafood, and it moves sideways — a fact that gives it a figurative life. It is also the astrological sign Cancer.
Meaning
A red crab with raised claws. It represents the animal, the seaside and seafood, and it moves sideways — a fact that gives it a figurative life. It is also the astrological sign Cancer. Online it has a distinct existence as a symbol of celebration, through the crab rave meme, and it is used to mark a bad thing happening to a deserving target.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Crab
How to use it
- Crab rave, we are celebrating 🦀
- Cancer season 🦀
- Sideways, always sideways 🦀
How it looks
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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | krap |
| አማርኛ | ሸርጣን |
| العربية | سرطان |
| অসমীয়া | কেকোৰা |
| azərbaycan | qırmızı xərçəng |
| башҡорт | краб |
| беларуская | краб |
| български | рак |
| বাংলা | কাঁকড়া |
| bosanski | rak |
| català | cranc |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏯᏍᎦᏬᏗ |
| čeština | krab |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | краб |
| Cymraeg | cranc |
| Deutsch | Krebs |
| dolnoserbšćina | rak |
| Ελληνικά | κάβουρας |
| English | crab |
| español | cangrejo |
| eesti | krabi |
| euskara | karramarroa |
| فارسی | خرچنگ |
| suomi | rapu |
| Filipino | alimango |
| føroyskt | krabbi |
| français | crabe |
| Gaeilge | portán |
| Gàidhlig | crùbag |
| galego | caranguexo |
| ગુજરાતી | કરચલો |
| Hausa | ƙaguwa |
| עברית | סרטן |
| हिन्दी | कर्कट |
| hrvatski | rak |
| hornjoserbšćina | rak |
| magyar | rák |
| հայերեն | խաչափառ |
| Indonesia | kepiting |
| íslenska | krabbi |
| italiano | granchio |
| 日本語 | カニ |
| Jawa | rajungan |
| ქართული | კიბორჩხალა |
| қазақ тілі | теңіз шаяны |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تەڭىز شايانى |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្តាម |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಏಡಿ |
| 한국어 | 꽃게 |
| कोंकणी | कुल्ली |
| кыргызча | бөйөн |
| ລາວ | ກະປູ |
| lietuvių | krabas |
| latviešu | krabis |
| македонски | рак |
| മലയാളം | ഞണ്ട് |
| монгол | хавч |
| मराठी | खेकडा |
| Melayu | ketam |
| မြန်မာ | ကဏန်း |
| नेपाली | गंगटा |
| Nederlands | krab |
| norsk | krabbe |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କଙ୍କଡ଼ା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕੇਕੜਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Krab |
| polski | krab |
| پښتو | سرطان |
| português | caranguejo |
| rumantsch | giomber |
| română | rac |
| русский | краб |
| سنڌي | سرطان |
| တႆး | ပူ |
| සිංහල | කකුළුවා |
| slovenčina | krab |
| slovenščina | rakovica |
| Soomaali | carsaanyo |
| shqip | gaforre |
| српски | краба |
| srpski | kraba |
| svenska | krabba |
| Kiswahili | kaa |
| தமிழ் | நண்டு |
| తెలుగు | పీత |
| ไทย | ปู |
| ትግርኛ | ሻርጣን |
| türkmen dili | leňňeç |
| lea fakatonga | paka |
| Türkçe | yengeç |
| українська | краб |
| اردو | کیکڑا |
| o‘zbek | qisqichbaqa |
| Tiếng Việt | cua |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Alákàn |
| 粵語 | 蟹 |
| 粤语 | 蟹 |
| 中文 | 蟹 |
| 繁體中文 | 螃蟹 |
| isiZulu | inkalankala |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F980
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :crab:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the crab emoji (🦀) mean?
- A red crab with raised claws. It represents the animal, the seaside and seafood, and it moves sideways — a fact that gives it a figurative life. It is also the astrological sign Cancer.
- How do you type the crab emoji?
- Copy the crab 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 crab emoji in?
- The crab emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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