Shrimp

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About the 🦐 Shrimp emoji

The 🦐 Shrimp emoji is part of the Food & Drink category and the food marine group on DBEmoji. Shortcodes such as :shrimp:, :food:, and :shellfish: resolve to this emoji on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Shrimp (Unicode codepoint U+1F990) food & Drink entry: Shrimp.. Use 🦐 when you need a shrimp icon — it ships in every Unicode-compliant keyboard and chat app. 🦐 slots into recipe posts, restaurant reviews, grocery hauls, and cravings DMs. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F990; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F990. Unicode introduced it in v9.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v10.2. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:shrimp:`, `:food:`, `:shellfish:`, `:small:`. Its color profile reads red — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: food, animal, marine, shellfish, and shrimp. One tap on 🦐 is all it takes — the glyph copies straight to your clipboard.

When to use 🦐 Shrimp

• Plating up restaurant photos, recipes, and grocery hauls
• Captioning meal plans, food deliveries, and lunch updates
• Pairing with drink emojis for cafe and dinner content
• Showcasing pet photos, zoo trips, and wildlife sightings

Combinations and pairings

• Pair 🦐 with food-themed, animal-themed, and marine-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 🦐 Shrimp emoji

1. 1Open the emoji page. Visit the Shrimp 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 🦐 Shrimp emoji mean?

Use 🦐 when you need a shrimp icon — it ships in every Unicode-compliant keyboard and chat app. 🦐 slots into recipe posts, restaurant reviews, grocery hauls, and cravings DMs. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F990; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F990. Unicode introduced it in v9.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v10.2. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:shrimp:`, `:food:`, `:shellfish:`, `:small:`. Its color profile reads red — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: food, animal, marine, shellfish, and shrimp. One tap on 🦐 is all it takes — the glyph copies straight to your clipboard.

What is the Unicode codepoint for Shrimp?

The 🦐 Shrimp emoji is encoded as U+1F990 (hex 1F990). It belongs to the Food Marine group inside Food & Drink.

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 Shrimp have shortcodes?

Yes. Common shortcodes include :shrimp:, :food:, :shellfish:, and :small:. Platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub render these as the 🦐 emoji automatically.