Oyster Emoji

Animals

A semi-opened, rough-textured grey shell revealing a glowing, spherical white pearl nestled inside. It realistically captures the appearance of a mollusk that has been shucked to display its hidden treasure.

Usage Context

Used to talk about seafood, luxury, or finding something precious in an unexpected place. It is frequently sent when someone wants to hint at a secret or a hidden talent, often accompanied by the ✨ or 💎 emojis to emphasize the value of the pearl.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0. The decision to include the pearl inside the shell was made to ensure the icon was instantly recognizable, as a simple closed oyster shell would have been difficult to distinguish from a generic rock or stone at small screen sizes.

Details

Glyph

🦪

Unicode

U+1F9AA

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9aa:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDAA;

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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