squid
squid meaning
A white squid with tentacles and large eyes. It represents the animal, the deep sea and calamari. Giant and colossal squid live in the deep ocean and are still barely observed alive, which lends the emoji a genuine air of mystery.
Meaning
A white squid with tentacles and large eyes. It represents the animal, the deep sea and calamari. Giant and colossal squid live in the deep ocean and are still barely observed alive, which lends the emoji a genuine air of mystery. It also carries associations with ink, and with a certain enormously popular Korean television series about deadly games.
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How to use it
- Calamari, done properly 🦑
- Giant squid have never been filmed hunting. We know nothing 🦑
- Squid ink pasta, black as anything 🦑
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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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | inkvis |
| አማርኛ | ስክዊድ |
| العربية | حبار |
| অসমীয়া | স্কুইড |
| azərbaycan | səkkiz ayaq |
| башҡорт | кальмар |
| беларуская | кальмар |
| български | калмар |
| বাংলা | স্কুইড |
| bosanski | lignja |
| català | calamar |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏍᏈᏗ |
| čeština | oliheň |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кальмар |
| Cymraeg | ystifflog |
| Deutsch | Tintenfisch |
| dolnoserbšćina | tintowa ryba |
| Ελληνικά | καλαμάρι |
| English | squid |
| español | calamar |
| eesti | kalmaar |
| euskara | txibia |
| فارسی | ماهی مرکب |
| suomi | kalmari |
| Filipino | pusit |
| føroyskt | høgguslokkur |
| français | calamar |
| Gaeilge | scuid |
| Gàidhlig | gibearnach |
| galego | lura |
| ગુજરાતી | સ્ક્વિડ |
| Hausa | jatan lande na turawa |
| עברית | דיונון |
| हिन्दी | स्क्विड |
| hrvatski | lignja |
| hornjoserbšćina | čornica |
| magyar | tintahal |
| հայերեն | կաղամար |
| Indonesia | cumi-cumi |
| íslenska | smokkfiskur |
| italiano | calamaro |
| 日本語 | イカ |
| Jawa | sotong |
| ქართული | კალმარი |
| қазақ тілі | кальмар |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كالمار |
| ខ្មែរ | មឹកបំពង់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸ್ಕ್ವಿಡ್ |
| 한국어 | 오징어 |
| कोंकणी | माणकी |
| кыргызча | кальмар |
| ລາວ | ປາໝຶກ |
| lietuvių | kalmaras |
| latviešu | kalmārs |
| македонски | лигња |
| മലയാളം | കൂന്തൾ |
| монгол | кальмар |
| मराठी | स्क्विड |
| Melayu | sotong |
| မြန်မာ | ပြည်ကြီးငါး |
| नेपाली | स्क्विड |
| Nederlands | inktvis |
| norsk | akkar |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସ୍କୁଇଡ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸਕਵਿੱਡ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Skwid |
| polski | kałamarnica |
| پښتو | سکویډ |
| português | lula |
| rumantsch | chalimar |
| română | calmar |
| русский | кальмар |
| سنڌي | اسڪواڊ |
| တႆး | ပႃမိုၵ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | දැල්ලා |
| slovenčina | kalmár |
| slovenščina | ligenj |
| Soomaali | xayawaan badeed |
| shqip | kallamar |
| српски | хоботница |
| srpski | hobotnica |
| svenska | mindre bläckfisk |
| Kiswahili | ngisi |
| தமிழ் | கணவாய் |
| తెలుగు | స్క్విడ్ |
| ไทย | หมึก |
| ትግርኛ | ኣቡ ቐለም |
| türkmen dili | kalmar |
| lea fakatonga | ngūfeke |
| Türkçe | mürekkep balığı |
| українська | кальмар |
| اردو | قیر ماہی |
| o‘zbek | kalmar |
| Tiếng Việt | mực ống |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Sikidi |
| 粵語 | 魷魚 |
| 粤语 | 鱿鱼 |
| 中文 | 乌贼 |
| 繁體中文 | 魷魚 |
| isiZulu | ingwane |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F991
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :squid:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the squid emoji (🦑) mean?
- A white squid with tentacles and large eyes. It represents the animal, the deep sea and calamari. Giant and colossal squid live in the deep ocean and are still barely observed alive, which lends the emoji a genuine air of mystery.
- How do you type the squid emoji?
- Copy the squid 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 squid emoji in?
- The squid emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.