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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 🦐

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shrimp rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

shrimp rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

shrimp rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

shrimp rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaansgarnaal
አማርኛትንሽ አሣ
العربيةجمبري
অসমীয়াশিঙি
azərbaycankrevet
башҡорткреветка
беларускаякрэветка
българскискарида
বাংলাচিংড়ি
bosanskiškamp
catalàgamba
ᏣᎳᎩᏥᏅᏅ
češtinakreveta
чӑваш чӗлхикреветка
Cymraegberdysyn
DeutschGarnele
dolnoserbšćinagarnela
Ελληνικάγαρίδα
Englishshrimp
españolgamba
eestikrevett
euskaraganba
فارسیمیگو
suomikatkarapu
Filipinohipon
føroysktrækja
françaiscrevette
Gaeilgeribe róibéis
Gàidhligcarrain
galegogamba
ગુજરાતીઝીંગું
Hausajatanlande
עבריתשרימפ
हिन्दीझींगा
hrvatskiškamp
hornjoserbšćinagarnela
magyargarnélarák
հայերենծովախեցգետին
Indonesiaudang
íslenskarækja
italianogamberetto
日本語エビ
Jawaurang
ქართულიკრევეტი
қазақ тіліасшаян
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)اسشايان
ខ្មែរបង្គារ
ಕನ್ನಡಶ್ರಿಂಪ್
한국어새우
कोंकणीसुंगट
кыргызчакреветка
ລາວກຸ້ງ
lietuviųkrevetė
latviešugarnele
македонскиракче
മലയാളംചെമ്മീൻ
монголсам хорхой
मराठीझिंगा
Melayuudang
မြန်မာပုစွန်
नेपालीश्रिम्प
Nederlandsgarnaal
norskreke
ଓଡ଼ିଆଚିଙ୍ଗୁଡ଼ି
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਝੀਂਗਾ
Naijíriá PíjinShrimp
polskikrewetka
پښتوچنګاښ
portuguêscamarão
rumantschcrevetta
românăcrevete
русскийкреветка
سنڌيجهينگو
တႆးၵုင်ႈ
සිංහලකූනිස්සා
slovenčinakreveta
slovenščinamorski rakec
Soomaalikalluun qolof la shiilay
shqipkarkalec deti
српскирачић
srpskiračić
svenskaräka
Kiswahiliuduvi
தமிழ்கூனிறால்
తెలుగురొయ్య
ไทยกุ้ง
ትግርኛጋምበሪ
türkmen dilikrewetka
lea fakatongaʻuosiʻisiʻi
Türkçekarides
українськакреветка
اردوجھینگا
o‘zbekmayda qisqichbaqa
Tiếng Việttôm
Èdè YorùbáEde
粵語蝦
粤语虾
中文虾
繁體中文蝦子
isiZuluimfanzi

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?
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What category is the shrimp emoji in?
The shrimp emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.