Lobster Emoji

Animals

A bright red lobster shown from above, featuring two large, prominent claws and a segmented tail. It represents the decapod crustacean, typically depicted in a cooked state.

Usage Context

Used to discuss seafood, coastal travel, or ocean life. Because of its specific shape, it is frequently used as a shorthand for the New England region or as a playful companion to other food-related icons like 🦀 or 🍋.

History

The lobster was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 following a massive grassroots campaign led by a Maine-based advocacy group. Supporters argued that New Englanders were unfairly excluded from the digital language because they lacked a regional icon for their most famous culinary export.

Details

Glyph

🦞

Unicode

U+1F99E

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f99e:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD9E;

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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