shrimp
shrimp meaning
A pink shrimp or prawn. It represents seafood, the sea and small crustaceans, and it appears in cooking, seafood and fishing posts. It carries a figurative use for someone small — a shrimp — which is generally affectionate rather than cruel.
Meaning
A pink shrimp or prawn. It represents seafood, the sea and small crustaceans, and it appears in cooking, seafood and fishing posts. It carries a figurative use for someone small — a shrimp — which is generally affectionate rather than cruel. It is one of the more straightforward marine emoji, used mostly for what is on the plate.
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How to use it
- Garlic prawns and crusty bread 🦐
- Shrimp on the barbie 🦐
- Peeled two kilos of these. Never again 🦐
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
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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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | garnaal |
| አማርኛ | ትንሽ አሣ |
| العربية | جمبري |
| অসমীয়া | শিঙি |
| azərbaycan | krevet |
| башҡорт | креветка |
| беларуская | крэветка |
| български | скарида |
| বাংলা | চিংড়ি |
| bosanski | škamp |
| català | gamba |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏥᏅᏅ |
| čeština | kreveta |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | креветка |
| Cymraeg | berdysyn |
| Deutsch | Garnele |
| dolnoserbšćina | garnela |
| Ελληνικά | γαρίδα |
| English | shrimp |
| español | gamba |
| eesti | krevett |
| euskara | ganba |
| فارسی | میگو |
| suomi | katkarapu |
| Filipino | hipon |
| føroyskt | rækja |
| français | crevette |
| Gaeilge | ribe róibéis |
| Gàidhlig | carrain |
| galego | gamba |
| ગુજરાતી | ઝીંગું |
| Hausa | jatanlande |
| עברית | שרימפ |
| हिन्दी | झींगा |
| hrvatski | škamp |
| hornjoserbšćina | garnela |
| magyar | garnélarák |
| հայերեն | ծովախեցգետին |
| Indonesia | udang |
| íslenska | rækja |
| italiano | gamberetto |
| 日本語 | エビ |
| Jawa | urang |
| ქართული | კრევეტი |
| қазақ тілі | асшаян |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اسشايان |
| ខ្មែរ | បង្គារ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಶ್ರಿಂಪ್ |
| 한국어 | 새우 |
| कोंकणी | सुंगट |
| кыргызча | креветка |
| ລາວ | ກຸ້ງ |
| lietuvių | krevetė |
| latviešu | garnele |
| македонски | ракче |
| മലയാളം | ചെമ്മീൻ |
| монгол | сам хорхой |
| मराठी | झिंगा |
| Melayu | udang |
| မြန်မာ | ပုစွန် |
| नेपाली | श्रिम्प |
| Nederlands | garnaal |
| norsk | reke |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚିଙ୍ଗୁଡ଼ି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਝੀਂਗਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Shrimp |
| polski | krewetka |
| پښتو | چنګاښ |
| português | camarão |
| rumantsch | crevetta |
| română | crevete |
| русский | креветка |
| سنڌي | جهينگو |
| တႆး | ၵုင်ႈ |
| සිංහල | කූනිස්සා |
| slovenčina | kreveta |
| slovenščina | morski rakec |
| Soomaali | kalluun qolof la shiilay |
| shqip | karkalec deti |
| српски | рачић |
| srpski | račić |
| svenska | räka |
| Kiswahili | uduvi |
| தமிழ் | கூனிறால் |
| తెలుగు | రొయ్య |
| ไทย | กุ้ง |
| ትግርኛ | ጋምበሪ |
| türkmen dili | krewetka |
| lea fakatonga | ʻuosiʻisiʻi |
| Türkçe | karides |
| українська | креветка |
| اردو | جھینگا |
| o‘zbek | mayda qisqichbaqa |
| Tiếng Việt | tôm |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ede |
| 粵語 | 蝦 |
| 粤语 | 虾 |
| 中文 | 虾 |
| 繁體中文 | 蝦子 |
| isiZulu | imfanzi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F990
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :shrimp:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the shrimp emoji (🦐) mean?
- A pink shrimp or prawn. It represents seafood, the sea and small crustaceans, and it appears in cooking, seafood and fishing posts. It carries a figurative use for someone small — a shrimp — which is generally affectionate rather than cruel.
- How do you type the shrimp emoji?
- Copy the shrimp 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 shrimp emoji in?
- The shrimp emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.