Cricket

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About the 🦗 Cricket emoji

The 🦗 Cricket emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category and the animal bug group on DBEmoji. Shortcodes such as :cricket: and :grasshopper: resolve to this emoji on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Cricket (Unicode codepoint U+1F997) cricket (🦗) from Animals & Nature.. Cricket is the long name of 🦗, an emoji that lives in the Animals & Nature corner of the spec. Wildlife and plant emojis like 🦗 bring scenery into a message without needing a real photo. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F997; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F997. Unicode introduced it in v11.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v12.1. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:cricket:`, `:grasshopper:`. Its color profile reads orange — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: bug, cricket, and grasshopper. Copy 🦗 in one click and drop it into chat threads, captions, code comments, or design files.

When to use 🦗 Cricket

• Adding visual context to social posts, chats, and captions
• Replacing stock images with a single expressive character
• Brightening short copy where text-only feels too plain

Combinations and pairings

• Pair 🦗 with bug-themed, cricket-themed, and grasshopper-themed emojis to reinforce the same vibe in one message.
• Lead a caption with 🦗 for a quick visual hook, or close a sentence with it as a reaction.

How to copy the 🦗 Cricket emoji

1. 1Open the emoji page. Visit the Cricket emoji page on DBEmoji to see the character, codepoint, and meaning side by side.
2. 2Tap Copy emoji. Click the "Copy emoji" button. The 🦗 character is placed on your clipboard instantly — no signup, no download.
3. 3Paste anywhere. Paste into any chat app, social network, document, or text field that supports Unicode. The emoji renders using the platform's native style.

Frequently asked questions

What does the 🦗 Cricket emoji mean?

Cricket is the long name of 🦗, an emoji that lives in the Animals & Nature corner of the spec. Wildlife and plant emojis like 🦗 bring scenery into a message without needing a real photo. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F997; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F997. Unicode introduced it in v11.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v12.1. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:cricket:`, `:grasshopper:`. Its color profile reads orange — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: bug, cricket, and grasshopper. Copy 🦗 in one click and drop it into chat threads, captions, code comments, or design files.

What is the Unicode codepoint for Cricket?

The 🦗 Cricket emoji is encoded as U+1F997 (hex 1F997). It belongs to the Animal Bug group inside Animals & Nature.

How do I copy the 🦗 emoji?

Open this page and click "Copy emoji". The 🦗 character is copied to your clipboard so you can paste it into any app that supports Unicode emojis.

Does Cricket have shortcodes?

Yes. Common shortcodes include :cricket: and :grasshopper:. Platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub render these as the 🦗 emoji automatically.