Spider Emoji

Animals

A dark, multi-legged arachnid rendered in a classic silhouette. It features a rounded abdomen and distinct, articulated legs, resembling a house spider or a garden orb-weaver.

Usage Context

Used to represent arachnids in conversation, warn others about a creepy crawler, or set a spooky tone for Halloween. It frequently appears alongside the 🕸️ spider web to emphasize a theme of traps or abandonment, and is sometimes used as a playful way to call someone a 'spider' if they are lingering or watching from the sidelines.

History

The spider was added to the Unicode standard in 2014 as part of the Emoji 1.0 update. Its inclusion was highly requested by users who wanted a more specific way to categorize insects and creepy-crawlies beyond generic bugs like 🐜 or 🐛.

Details

Glyph

🕷

Unicode

U+1F577

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f577:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD77;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bug

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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