octopus
octopus meaning
A pink octopus with curling tentacles. It stands for the animal — extraordinarily intelligent, with distributed cognition in its arms — and for the ocean. Octopuses can solve puzzles, escape enclosures and recognise individual humans, and their intelligence is a constant source of fascination online.
Meaning
A pink octopus with curling tentacles. It stands for the animal — extraordinarily intelligent, with distributed cognition in its arms — and for the ocean. Octopuses can solve puzzles, escape enclosures and recognise individual humans, and their intelligence is a constant source of fascination online. It is also used for anything with many arms: multitasking, juggling too much at once.
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How to use it
- Juggling about eight things at once 🐙
- They have nine brains, essentially 🐙
- Escaped its tank overnight. Again 🐙
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | seekat |
| አማርኛ | ኦክቶፐስ |
| العربية | أخطبوط |
| অসমীয়া | অক্টোপাছ |
| azərbaycan | osminoq |
| башҡорт | һигеҙаяҡ |
| беларуская | васьміног |
| български | октопод |
| বাংলা | অক্টোপাস |
| bosanski | hobotnica |
| català | pop |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏢᎢ |
| čeština | chobotnice |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | осьминог |
| Cymraeg | octopws |
| Deutsch | Oktopus |
| dolnoserbšćina | oktopus |
| Ελληνικά | χταπόδι |
| English | octopus |
| español | pulpo |
| eesti | kaheksajalg |
| euskara | olagarroa |
| فارسی | هشتپا |
| suomi | mustekala |
| Filipino | pugita |
| føroyskt | høgguslokkur við átta ørmum |
| français | pieuvre |
| Gaeilge | ochtapas |
| Gàidhlig | ochd-chasach |
| galego | polbo |
| ગુજરાતી | ઓક્ટોપસ |
| Hausa | dabbar octopus |
| עברית | תמנון |
| हिन्दी | ऑक्टोपस |
| hrvatski | hobotnica |
| hornjoserbšćina | kraka |
| magyar | polip |
| հայերեն | ութոտնուկ |
| Indonesia | gurita |
| íslenska | kolkrabbi |
| italiano | polpo |
| 日本語 | タコ |
| Jawa | gurita |
| ქართული | რვაფეხა |
| қазақ тілі | сегізаяқ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | سەگىزاياق |
| ខ្មែរ | មឹក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಆಕ್ಟೋಪಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 문어 |
| कोंकणी | ऑक्टोपस |
| кыргызча | сегиз бут |
| ລາວ | ປາມຶກ |
| lietuvių | aštuonkojis |
| latviešu | astoņkājis |
| македонски | октопод |
| മലയാളം | നീരാളി |
| монгол | наймаалж |
| मराठी | ऑक्टोपस |
| Melayu | sotong kurita |
| မြန်မာ | ဘဝဲ |
| नेपाली | अक्टोपस |
| Nederlands | octopus |
| norsk | blekksprut |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅକ୍ଟୋପସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਆਕਟੋਪਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ọ́ktọ́pọs: Dis Na Wọ́n Ánímal Wé De Lív Ínsaíd Bíg-díp-wọtá |
| polski | ośmiornica |
| پښتو | اکتوپس |
| português | polvo |
| rumantsch | octopus |
| română | caracatiță |
| русский | осьминог |
| سنڌي | ڪيڪڙو |
| တႆး | ပႃဝိုၵ်း |
| සිංහල | බූවල්ලා |
| slovenčina | chobotnica |
| slovenščina | hobotnica |
| Soomaali | farammugo |
| shqip | oktapod |
| српски | октопод |
| srpski | oktopod |
| svenska | bläckfisk |
| Kiswahili | pweza |
| தமிழ் | ஆக்டோபஸ் |
| తెలుగు | ఆక్టోపస్ |
| ไทย | ปลาหมึกยักษ์ |
| ትግርኛ | ኦክቶፑስ |
| türkmen dili | osminog |
| lea fakatonga | feke |
| Türkçe | ahtapot |
| українська | восьминіг |
| اردو | آکٹوپس |
| o‘zbek | sakkizoyoq |
| Tiếng Việt | bạch tuộc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹja ẹlẹsẹ mẹjọ |
| 粵語 | 章魚 |
| 粤语 | 章鱼 |
| 中文 | 章鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 章魚 |
| isiZulu | i-okthophasi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F419
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :octopus:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the octopus emoji (🐙) mean?
- A pink octopus with curling tentacles. It stands for the animal — extraordinarily intelligent, with distributed cognition in its arms — and for the ocean. Octopuses can solve puzzles, escape enclosures and recognise individual humans, and their intelligence is a constant source of fascination online.
- How do you type the octopus emoji?
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- What category is the octopus emoji in?
- The octopus emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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