🦑
🦑 Squid
Food & Drink
🦑 Squid Meaning
Squid are cephalopods with elongated bodies, prominent eyes, and eight arms plus two longer tentacles. The emoji depicts a simplified side view highlighting these features. In many cultures, squid represent both the ocean's mystery and a popular food item, especially in Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. The emoji is used in discussions about marine life, seafood, ocean exploration, and sometimes to indicate something elusive or mysterious. It can also symbolize intelligence, as squid are among the most intelligent invertebrates.
When to Use
Commonly used in conversations about ocean life, seafood, marine biology, or to represent something elusive or mysterious.
Examples
- Squid ink pasta is one of my favorite dishes! 🦑
- The deep ocean is full of fascinating creatures like squid 🦑
- That player is as elusive as a squid in the dark 🦑
How It Looks on Different Platforms
The Squid emoji may look different across platforms and devices.

Apple
iOS / macOS

Google
Noto Emoji

Samsung
One UI

Twitter/X
Twemoji

Facebook
Meta Emoji

Microsoft
Fluent Emoji

WhatsApp
WhatsApp Emoji
Unicode Information
Code Point
U+1F991HTML Entity
🦑CSS Escape
\1F991Unicode Version
9.0iOS Version
10.2Details
CategoryFood & Drink
Aliasessquid