๐ฆ lobster Emoji - Copy & Paste Free
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What Does the ๐ฆ lobster Emoji Mean?
Bright red with both claws raised and the tail curled under, drawn as a cooked lobster rather than the mottled brown of a live one. It means seafood dinners, coastal holidays, butter and bibs, and expensive taste. A second meaning piggybacks on the colour, since people use it for sunburn. Maine, Nova Scotia and the New England summer are all packed into this one glyph.
At a Glance
| Name | ๐ฆ lobster |
|---|---|
| Unicode Codepoint | U+1F99E |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Introduced | Unicode 11.0 ยท iOS 12.1+ |
| Also Known As | lobster |
Last updated: September 2026
lobster on Different Platforms
This emoji may look different across platforms. Here is how lobster emoji appears on popular platforms:
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About lobster Emoji
Usage: Restaurant accounts and food bloggers use it straight, usually over a roll or a steamed tail. Friends send it after a beach day to mean burnt. It turns up in payday jokes about treating yourself and in replies about a bill that got out of hand. Fishing communities in the Atlantic provinces use it as shorthand for the season itself.
Unicode 11.0 approved it in 2018 after a proposal that leaned on the North Atlantic fishing economy. Apple's first version drew the lobster with eight legs instead of ten, and the anatomy was corrected in a later iOS beta once biologists pointed it out.
What Does the ๐ฆ lobster Emoji Mean?
The ๐ฆ emoji is part of the Food & Drink category. It is commonly used in digital communication to visually represent lobster.
First introduced in Unicode 11.0, this emoji has become a staple in everyday messaging across platforms including iOS, Android, WhatsApp, and social media.
You may also find this emoji by searching for its alternative names: lobster.
Word Associations
People often pair the ๐ฆ lobster emoji with these words and ideas:
lobster Emoji in Other Languages
How to say the ๐ฆ lobster emoji name around the world:
| English | ๐ฆlobster |
|---|---|
| Espaรฑol | ๐ฆlangosta |
| Franรงais | ๐ฆhomard |
| Deutsch | ๐ฆHummer |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ช | ๐ฆใญใในใฟใผ |
| ไธญๆ | ๐ฆ้พ่พ |
| เคนเคฟเคจเฅเคฆเฅ | ๐ฆเคเฅเคเคเคพ เคฎเคเคฒเฅ |
| ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ | ๐ฆุฌุฑุงุฏ ุงูุจุญุฑ |
Emoji names are based on the Unicode CLDR short names for each language.
Platform Support
This emoji is supported on iOS 12.1+, Android, Windows, macOS, and all major social media platforms including WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Facebook, and TikTok.
How to Copy ๐ฆ
Simply click the "Copy" button above to copy ๐ฆ lobster emoji to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere - in text messages, social media posts, emails, or documents. Works on all devices and platforms!
Technical Details
Use these code snippets to add the ๐ฆ lobster emoji in your projects:
U+1F99E🦞🦞content: '\1F99E';"\u{1F99E}""\U0001F99E""\uD83E\uDD9E""\uD83E\uDD9E""\u{1F99E}""\u{1F99E}"Use these codes to insert the lobster emoji in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. Perfect for web developers and designers.
๐ฆ lobster Emoji in Real Chats
Here's how people use the ๐ฆ lobster emoji in everyday messages, captions and comments:
- โlobster? Say less ๐ฆโ: a quick reaction that works in any DM or group chat.
- โThis is such a Food & Drink moment ๐ฆโ: perfect for texts, Stories and captions.
- โ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆโ: stack the lobster emoji for extra emphasis and vibes.
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Here are some practical ways to use the ๐ฆ lobster emoji in your messages:
- Two hours in the sun with no sunscreen and now I am ๐ฆ
- Birthday dinner sorted ๐ฆ and I am not looking at the bill
- Dad got up at 4am to check the traps ๐ฆ season is open
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do people use ๐ฆ for sunburn?
Pure colour association. The emoji shows a cooked lobster, bright red all over, which is also what a day on the beach without sunscreen looks like. The joke works in any language because the colour does the talking.
Why does the ๐ฆ emoji look red instead of brown?
Live lobsters are mottled brown or blue green and only turn red once cooked. Vendors chose the cooked colour because it is what people recognise instantly and because it stays readable at keyboard size.
What is the difference between ๐ฆ and ๐ฆ?
The lobster has a long segmented tail and two large front claws, and leans toward restaurant and holiday meanings. The crab is round with a short body, and online it also carries the Cancer zodiac sign and a pile of memes.
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