🦐 Shrimp Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Shrimp

Short Name

:shrimp:

Unicode

U+1F990

Unicode Version

3.0

Release Year

2016

Category

Food & Drink

Subcategory

Food Marine

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

SHRIMP emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F990

Apple Style

SHRIMP emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F990

Google Style

SHRIMP emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F990

Twitter Style

SHRIMP emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F990

Facebook Style

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🦐</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A shrimp emoji, typically depicted as a pink or orange shrimp with a curled tail, often shown in a side view. Represents the marine crustacean, commonly used in culinary contexts to symbolize seafood dishes. Part of the 'Food & Drink' category, specifically within the 'food-marine' subcategory.

Common Uses

  • Referring to shrimp as a food item: 'Had some delicious shrimp for dinner 🦐'
  • Indicating a preference for seafood: 'I love shrimp 🦐'
  • Describing a dish or meal: 'Shrimp cocktail 🦐 is my favorite appetizer'

Example Sentences

  • Our menu tonight includes grilled shrimp 🦐 and vegetables.
  • I ordered the shrimp 🦐 tacos, they were amazing!
  • The seafood platter had a variety of shrimp 🦐, lobster, and crab.

Frequently Asked Questions