Coral Emoji

Animals

A vibrant, branching colony of coral, typically depicted in shades of pink or orange. It represents the calcified skeletal structures formed by colonies of tiny marine invertebrates known as polyps.

Usage Context

Used to talk about ocean conservation, snorkeling trips, or the beauty of marine life. It is frequently paired with other aquatic icons like 🐠 or 🌊 to illustrate underwater environments or to draw attention to the fragility of reef ecosystems.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2021, the coral emoji was introduced to meet growing public demand for more diverse representations of environmental science and oceanography in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🪸

Unicode

U+1FAB8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fab8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEB8;

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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