lobster
lobster meaning
A red lobster, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents seafood, luxury dining and the coast — Maine and Brittany in particular. Its addition was contentious for an unusual reason: an early design showed the lobster with the wrong number of legs, and the state of Maine got involved.
Meaning
A red lobster, added in Emoji 11.0. It represents seafood, luxury dining and the coast — Maine and Brittany in particular. Its addition was contentious for an unusual reason: an early design showed the lobster with the wrong number of legs, and the state of Maine got involved. It also carries a well-known romantic association from a sitcom: lobsters mate for life, which is not actually true.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Lobster
How to use it
- Lobster roll on the coast, worth every penny 🦞
- She is my lobster 🦞
- They do not actually mate for life. Sorry 🦞
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kreef |
| አማርኛ | ሎብስተር |
| العربية | كركند |
| অসমীয়া | মিছামাছ |
| azərbaycan | lobster |
| башҡорт | омар |
| беларуская | амар |
| български | омар |
| বাংলা | গলদা চিংড়ি |
| bosanski | jastog |
| català | llagosta |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏔᎾ ᏥᏍᏛᎾ |
| čeština | humr |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | лобстер |
| Cymraeg | cimwch |
| Deutsch | Hummer |
| dolnoserbšćina | humer |
| Ελληνικά | αστακός |
| English | lobster |
| español | bogavante |
| eesti | homaar |
| euskara | otarrain |
| فارسی | لابستر |
| suomi | hummeri |
| Filipino | lobster |
| føroyskt | hummari |
| français | homard |
| Gaeilge | gliomach |
| Gàidhlig | giomach |
| galego | lagosta |
| ગુજરાતી | લૉબ્સ્ટર |
| Hausa | ƙaguwar lobster |
| עברית | לובסטר |
| हिन्दी | झींगा मछली |
| hrvatski | jastog |
| hornjoserbšćina | humer |
| magyar | homár |
| հայերեն | օմար |
| Indonesia | lobster |
| íslenska | humar |
| italiano | aragosta |
| 日本語 | ザリガニ |
| Jawa | lopster |
| ქართული | კიბო |
| қазақ тілі | лобстер |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | لوبستەر |
| ខ្មែរ | បង្កង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಲೋಬ್ಸ್ಟರ್ |
| 한국어 | 바닷가재 |
| कोंकणी | सांगट |
| кыргызча | омар |
| ລາວ | ກຸ້ງລອບສະເຕີ |
| lietuvių | omaras |
| latviešu | omārs |
| македонски | јастог |
| മലയാളം | കൊഞ്ച് |
| монгол | голын хавч |
| मराठी | लॉबस्टर |
| Melayu | udang karang |
| မြန်မာ | ကျောက်ပုစွန် |
| नेपाली | समुद्री जीव |
| Nederlands | kreeft |
| norsk | hummer |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବଡ଼ ଚିଙ୍ଗୁଡି ମାଛ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਝੀਂਗਾ ਮੱਛੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Lọ́bsta |
| polski | homar |
| پښتو | لوبسټر |
| português | lagosta |
| rumantsch | giomber da mar |
| română | homar |
| русский | омар |
| سنڌي | لوبسٽر |
| တႆး | ၵုင်ႈလူင် |
| සිංහල | පොකිරිස්සා |
| slovenčina | homár |
| slovenščina | jastog |
| Soomaali | argoosto |
| shqip | karavidhe |
| српски | јастог |
| srpski | jastog |
| svenska | hummer |
| Kiswahili | kambamti |
| தமிழ் | கடல் நண்டு |
| తెలుగు | లాబ్స్టర్ |
| ไทย | กุ้งมังกร |
| ትግርኛ | ሎብስተር |
| türkmen dili | omar |
| lea fakatonga | ʻuo |
| Türkçe | ıstakoz |
| українська | омар |
| اردو | لوبسٹر |
| o‘zbek | omar |
| Tiếng Việt | tôm hùm |
| Èdè Yorùbá | akàn |
| 粵語 | 龍蝦 |
| 粤语 | 龙虾 |
| 中文 | 龙虾 |
| 繁體中文 | 龍蝦 |
| isiZulu | lobster |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F99E
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :lobster:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the lobster emoji (🦞) mean?
- A red lobster, added in Emoji 11. 0. It represents seafood, luxury dining and the coast — Maine and Brittany in particular. Its addition was contentious for an unusual reason: an early design showed the lobster with the wrong number of legs, and the state of Maine got involved.
- How do you type the lobster emoji?
- Copy the lobster 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 lobster emoji in?
- The lobster emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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