Crab Emoji

Animals

A top-down illustration of a bright red crab, shown with two prominent pincers raised and several walking legs on either side. It captures the distinct shape of a crustacean with a hard shell and wide-set eyes.

Usage Context

Frequently used to represent the ocean, seafood, or a day at the beach. In digital communication, it is often employed to signal grumpiness, being 'crabby,' or to represent the Cancer zodiac sign. It is a popular pairing with other sea-life icons like 🦞 or 🐟.

History

The crab was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2015 as part of Unicode 8.0. Its inclusion followed a growing demand for a broader range of animals in mobile messaging, particularly to help users more accurately describe travel destinations and outdoor experiences.

Details

Glyph

🦀

Unicode

U+1F980

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f980:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD80;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-marine

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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