spiral shell
spiral shell meaning
A spiral seashell, usually a nautilus or conch. It stands for the beach, the sea and shell-collecting, and it carries the childhood belief that you can hear the ocean inside one. Its logarithmic spiral is a favourite example of mathematics in nature. It is used decoratively in coastal and summer aesthetics, and in mermaid-adjacent imagery.
Meaning
A spiral seashell, usually a nautilus or conch. It stands for the beach, the sea and shell-collecting, and it carries the childhood belief that you can hear the ocean inside one. Its logarithmic spiral is a favourite example of mathematics in nature. It is used decoratively in coastal and summer aesthetics, and in mermaid-adjacent imagery.
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How to use it
- Collected shells all afternoon 🐚
- Hold it up and you can hear the sea 🐚
- That spiral is a perfect logarithmic curve 🐚
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | spiraalskulp |
| አማርኛ | ሽብልል የቀንድ አውጣ ሼል |
| العربية | صدفة حلزونية |
| অসমীয়া | শামুকৰ খোলা |
| azərbaycan | spiral balıqqulağı |
| башҡорт | спираль ҡабырсаҡ |
| беларуская | спіральная ракушка |
| български | спирална раковина |
| বাংলা | ঝিনুকের খোলস |
| bosanski | spiralna školjka |
| català | cargol de mar |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏕᏲᎯ ᎠᏯᏍᎦᎸᎢ |
| čeština | ulita |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | рак хуранӗ |
| Cymraeg | cragen droellog |
| Deutsch | Schneckenhaus |
| dolnoserbšćina | slinikowy konk |
| Ελληνικά | σπειροειδές κοχύλι |
| English | spiral shell |
| español | caracola |
| eesti | spiraalne teokarp |
| euskara | oskol espirala |
| فارسی | صدف مارپیچی |
| suomi | kotilo |
| Filipino | pilipit na kabibe |
| føroyskt | skel |
| français | coquille en spirale |
| Gaeilge | sliogán |
| Gàidhlig | slige shnìomhanach |
| galego | bucina mariña |
| ગુજરાતી | સર્પાકાર શેલ |
| Hausa | lanƙwasasshen ƙumba |
| עברית | צדף מסולסל |
| हिन्दी | गोल शंख |
| hrvatski | spiralna školjka |
| hornjoserbšćina | šlinkowa chěžka |
| magyar | tengeri csiga |
| հայերեն | պարուրաձև խխունջախեցի |
| Indonesia | cangkang spiral |
| íslenska | kuðungur |
| italiano | conchiglia |
| 日本語 | 巻き貝 |
| Jawa | keong spiral |
| ქართული | სპირალური ნიჟარა |
| қазақ тілі | шиыршықты бақалшық |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | شيىرشىقتى باقالشىق |
| ខ្មែរ | សម្បកខ្យង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸ್ಪೈರಲ್ ಶೆಲ್ |
| 한국어 | 달팽이집 |
| कोंकणी | चक्राकार शंख |
| кыргызча | үлүл кабыгы |
| ລາວ | ຫອຍ |
| lietuvių | susisukusi kriauklė |
| latviešu | gliemežvāks |
| македонски | спирална школка |
| മലയാളം | ചിപ്പി |
| монгол | дунгийн хясаа |
| मराठी | नागमोडी शंख |
| Melayu | kulit kerang berpilin |
| မြန်မာ | ခရုခွံ |
| नेपाली | स्पाइरल सेल |
| Nederlands | schelp |
| norsk | spiralskjell |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କୁଣ୍ଡଳାକାର ଶାମୁକା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਚੂੜੀਦਾਰ ਘੋਗਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Snel Shẹl |
| polski | muszla spiralna |
| پښتو | ګول سيپۍ |
| português | caramujo |
| rumantsch | chasa da la lindorna |
| română | cochilie spiralată |
| русский | раковина |
| سنڌي | ور وڪڙ واري ڪوڏي |
| တႆး | ၵၢပ်ႇႁွႆ |
| සිංහල | සර්පිල කටුව |
| slovenčina | špirálovitá mušľa |
| slovenščina | spiralna školjka |
| Soomaali | xanjaleel wareegaya |
| shqip | guaskë spirale |
| српски | спирална шкољка |
| srpski | spiralna školjka |
| svenska | snäcka |
| Kiswahili | kombe la mzunguko |
| தமிழ் | சிப்பி |
| తెలుగు | శంఖాకృతి గవ్వ |
| ไทย | หอย |
| ትግርኛ | ዛዕጎል ባሕሪ |
| türkmen dili | spiral çaňňalak |
| lea fakatonga | keleʻa |
| Türkçe | deniz kabuğu |
| українська | морська мушля |
| اردو | مرغولے دار شیل |
| o‘zbek | spiral qobiq |
| Tiếng Việt | vỏ xoắn ốc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Onikaraun Pinpin |
| 粵語 | 螺 |
| 粤语 | 螺 |
| 中文 | 海螺 |
| 繁體中文 | 海螺 |
| isiZulu | igobolondo elizungezile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F41A
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :shell:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the spiral shell emoji (🐚) mean?
- A spiral seashell, usually a nautilus or conch. It stands for the beach, the sea and shell-collecting, and it carries the childhood belief that you can hear the ocean inside one. Its logarithmic spiral is a favourite example of mathematics in nature. It is used decoratively in coastal and summer aesthetics, and in mermaid-adjacent imagery.
- How do you type the spiral shell emoji?
- Copy the spiral shell 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 spiral shell emoji in?
- The spiral shell emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.
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