Blowfish Emoji

Animals

A prickly, round-bodied fish shown in profile, typically sporting orange or tan scales with dark spots and inflated spines. It is depicted with a wide, open mouth and a surprised or defensive expression.

Usage Context

Frequently used to reference ocean life, diving, or snorkeling trips. It also serves as a playful way to describe someone who is puffed up with anger or, more literally, to refer to the Japanese culinary delicacy fugu. It is often seen alongside other marine creatures like 🐟 or 🐠.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. The design was inspired by the unique defensive behavior of the pufferfish, which swells with water or air to discourage predators, a feature that has made it a recognizable icon in both nature documentaries and pop culture.

Details

Glyph

🐡

Unicode

U+1F421

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f421:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC21;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-marine

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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