๐ Octopus is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F419 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ Octopus mean?
๐ is the Octopus emoji, listed under Animals & Nature โ Marine Life in the Unicode emoji standard. You will see it in chats and captions related to animal, creature and ocean. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :octopus: to insert it.
Octopus emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F419 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🐙 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🐙 |
| CSS | \1F419 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F419} |
| Python | \U0001F419 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%90%99 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 90 99 |
| Shortcode | :octopus: |
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โoctopusโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โoctopusโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โoctopusโ.
- HTML: write
🐙in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Octopus keywords
- animal
- creature
- ocean
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ mean?
๐ is the Octopus emoji, listed under Animals & Nature โ Marine Life in the Unicode emoji standard. You will see it in chats and captions related to animal, creature and ocean. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :octopus: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Octopus emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ Octopus added to Unicode?
Octopus was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Marine Life emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.