Spiral shell Emoji

Animals

A tan or light brown conch shell with a swirling, tapered shape and a prominent spiral opening. It is a realistic depiction of a gastropod mollusk shell found on sandy shores.

Usage Context

Frequently used to evoke feelings of relaxation, vacations, and beach trips. It serves as a go-to icon for ocean-related content, marine biology, or when someone is 'coming out of their shell.' It is often grouped with the 🌊 wave or 🦀 crab to build a coastal vibe.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, this icon draws from early Japanese cellular carrier sets. It was initially designed to help users quickly communicate travel plans or summarize a day spent at the beach without typing a full sentence.

Details

Glyph

🐚

Unicode

U+1F41A

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f41a:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC1A;

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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