Scorpion Emoji

Animals

A detailed illustration of a scorpion, typically shown in shades of brown or tan with its pincers open and its curved, stinger-tipped tail arched over its back.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent the Scorpio zodiac sign for those born between late October and November. Beyond astrology, it is used to denote danger, venomous threats, or to signal a person who is perceived as prickly or defensive. It is often paired with the 🐍 or 🕷️ to highlight desert environments or creepy crawlies.

History

The scorpion was added to the Unicode standard in 2015 as part of Emoji 1.0. Its inclusion helped bridge the gap between simple animal icons and specific cultural representations like the Western zodiac, which had long been requested by users looking to personalize their social media bios.

Details

Glyph

🦂

Unicode

U+1F982

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f982:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD82;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bug

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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