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A merperson who may be referred to as&nbsp;merfolk or merpeople in plural. May be used for the display of a mermaid,&nbsp;mergirl, <a href="/mermaid/">merwoman</a>, or <a href="/merman/">merman</a>.

Occasional shown wielding a&nbsp;<a href="/trident-emblem">trident</a>.

Merperson

A&nbsp;pale skin tone modifier, which can be applied to a range of human emoji characters.

<ul>
	<li>Type 1 on the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale" target="_blank">Fitzpatrick Scale</a>&nbsp;of skin tones is described as:&nbsp;Pale white; blond or red hair; blue eyes; freckles</li>
	<li>Type 2 on the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale" target="_blank">Fitzpatrick Scale</a>&nbsp;of skin tones is described as:&nbsp;White; fair; blond or red hair; blue, green, or hazel eyes</li>
</ul>

This is a combination of type 1&nbsp;(pale white) and type 2 (white). Despite the descriptions, Apple&rsquo;s artwork tends to display this type-1-2 skin tone modifier with dark hair.

Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-1-2

Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) is a Unicode character that joins two or more other characters together in sequence to create a new emoji.

Zero Width Joiner, pronounced &quot;zwidge&quot;, is not an emoji and has no appearance by itself. This&nbsp;is an invisible character when used alone.

View&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-zwj-sequence/" title="Emoji ZWJ Sequences">Emoji ZWJ Sequences</a>&nbsp;that use this character.

Zero Width Joiner

A circle shown with a crossed vertical line beneath it, used as a representation for&nbsp;women. Often used on <a href="/international-womens-day/">International Women&#39;s Day</a>.

Female Sign

Merperson: Light Skin Tone

Merman: Light Skin Tone

Mermaid: Light Skin Tone

A magical humanoid creature found in myths and fantasy stories. Generally depicted as having insect-inspired wings, it can also be assumed to be quite diminutive in size.

This emoji supports skin tones, and variations that are <a href="/woman-fairy/">female </a>or <a href="/man-fairy/">male</a>.

Fairy

A magical male creature found in myths and fantasy stories. Generally depicted as having insect-inspired wings, it can also be assumed to be quite diminutive in size.

Man Fairy

A magical female creature found in myths and fantasy stories. Generally depicted as having insect-inspired wings, it can also be assumed to be quite diminutive in size.

Woman Fairy

A green troll, usually shown holding a club.

May be used to refer to the fantasy creature. May also be used to refer to an internet troll or the act of trolling.

Apple&rsquo;s troll holds a scepter instead of a club. Microsoft, Twitter, and WhatsApp&#39;s designs&nbsp;show only the bust of a troll instead of the&nbsp;full-bodied creature. 
&nbsp;

Troll

A small rowboat suitable for&nbsp;a small number of people.&nbsp;<a href="/couple-with-heart/" title="💑 Couple With Heart">Couples</a>&nbsp;or <a href="/family/" title="👪 Family">families</a> sometimes hire these as an activity on calm waters.

Rowboat

The male version of the <a href="/person-rowing-boat/">🚣&nbsp;Rowboat</a> emoji.

Man Rowing Boat

The female version of the <a href="/person-rowing-boat/">🚣&nbsp;Rowboat</a> emoji.

Woman Rowing Boat

A person swimming in a pool, the <a href="/water-wave/" title="🌊 Water Wave">ocean</a>, or another body of water.&nbsp;Lacked goggles&nbsp;on prior versions of iOS.

Swims facing to the left of screen on all major platforms.

Swimmer

The male version of the <a href="/person-swimming/">🏊&nbsp;Swimmer</a> emoji.

Man Swimming

The female version of the <a href="/person-swimming/">🏊&nbsp;Swimmer</a> emoji.

Woman Swimming

A person shown in water with a ball,&nbsp;playing the sport of water polo.&nbsp;

Water Polo

A man shown in water with a ball, playing the sport of water polo.

Man Playing Water Polo

A woman shown in water with a ball, playing the sport of water polo.

Woman Playing Water Polo

A turtle, a slow-moving reptile with a shell. Depicted as a light-green turtle in full profile on all fours facing left, with a long neck and green, textured shell.

May be used to represent a tortoise and various senses of slow.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s turtle has light-brown skin,&nbsp;Facebook&rsquo;s a yellow-rimmed shell.

Turtle

A friendly, cartoon-styled whale, shown spouting water from its blowhole. Generally depicted as a light-blue whale in full profile facing left, with a round body and white underside, its tail held upright.

Often used with an affectionate tone. Not to be confused with the more lifelike <a href="/whale/">🐋 Whale</a>, though their applications may overlap.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s whale is gray, as <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/spouting-whale/">Microsoft</a> and <a href="/facebook/1.0/spouting-whale/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> whales previously were. <a href="/twitter/twemoji-1.0/spouting-whale/">Twitter&rsquo;s</a> whale was previously purple.

Spouting Whale

A whale, the massive marine mammal. Generally depicted as a light-blue whale in full profile facing left, with its tail curving down towards is huge mouth. Shown with a white, textured underside, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_whale">humpback</a> or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale">blue whale</a>.

Not to be confused with the more cartoon-styled <a href="/spouting-whale/">🐳 Spouting Whale</a>, though their applications may overlap.

Apple and Google&#39;s whales have slightly open mouths, revealing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen">baleen</a>.

Whale

A dolphin, a sleek marine mammal known to be social and intelligent. Generally depicted as a light-blue dolphin with a white belly in full profile facing left, its short snout curving down to a prominent dorsal fin and tail, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin">bottlenose</a> dolphin leaping in the air.

May be used for various content concerning <a href="/person-swimming/">swimming</a>, oceans, <a href="/beach-with-umbrella/">beaches</a>, and summer fun. Not be confused with <a href="/shark/">🦈 Shark</a>.

WhatsApp and Facebook&rsquo;s dolphins are gray, as <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/dolphin/">Microsoft</a> and <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/dolphin/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> previously were.

Dolphin

A common fish, as swims in the water. Depicted as a generic, light-blue fish, often with a white underside, in full profile facing left, with fins and prominent gill cover.

May be used to represent a variety of other fish (freshwater or saltwater), <a href="/fishing-pole/">fishing</a>, metaphorical senses of fish, and fish as food, as consumed in the form of <a href="/sushi/">🍣 Sushi</a>. May be used to represent <a href="/pisces/">♓ Pisces</a>, the Fish, in the Western zodiac.

Not to be confused with <a href="/tropical-fish/">🐠 Tropical Fish</a> or <a href="/blowfish/">🐡 Blowfish</a>, though their applications may overlap. Vendors implement a similar design to the fish caught on the <a href="/fishing-pole/">🎣 Fishing Pole</a>.

Microsoft&rsquo;s fish was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/fish/">previously</a> yellow.

Fish

A tropical fish, as swims in the warm waters of a coral reef or is kept as a pet in an aquarium. Depicted as a brightly colored fish in full profile facing left, with slender fins. Often shown as a blue-and-yellow fish with stripes, as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterophyllum">angelfish</a>.

May be used to represent a variety of fish (saltwater or freshwater), <a href="/fishing-pole/">fishing</a>, metaphorical senses of fish, and fish as food, as consumed in the form of <a href="/sushi/">🍣 Sushi</a>. Not to be confused with <a href="/fish/">🐟 Fish</a> or <a href="/blowfish/">🐡 Blowfish</a>, though their applications may overlap. See also <a href="/fishing-pole/">🎣 Fishing Pole</a>.

<a href="/google/android-7.0/tropical-fish/">Google</a> and <a href="/facebook/1.0/tropical-fish/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> fish previously resembled a goldfish, while&nbsp;<a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/tropical-fish/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a>&nbsp;was black and white.&nbsp;Microsoft&rsquo;s fish was previously&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/tropical-fish/">orange with white stripes</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/windows-10/tropical-fish/">yellow and blue</a> before that.

Tropical Fish

A blowfish (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraodontidae">puffer</a>), which puffs up and becomes spiky when alarmed. Depicted as an orange or brown blowfish in full profile facing left, with small fins, a white underside, and a round, spiky body, as if inflated.

Called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu">fugu</a> in Japan, where it&rsquo;s consumed as a delicacy.

May be to represent a variety of fish (saltwater or freshwater), <a href="/fishing-pole/">fishing</a>, metaphorical senses of fish, and fish as food, as consumed in the form of <a href="/sushi/">🍣 Sushi</a>. Not to be confused with <a href="/fish/">🐟 Fish</a> or <a href="/tropical-fish/">🐠 Tropical Fish</a>, though their applications may overlap. See also <a href="/fishing-pole/">🎣 Fishing Pole</a>.

Google&rsquo;s blowfish was <a href="/google/android-7.0/blowfish/">previously</a> blue, <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/blowfish/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> yellow, and <a href="/facebook/1.0/blowfish/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> white.

Blowfish

A shark, a large, stealthy fish with many teeth. Generally depicted as a gray shark in full profile facing left, as a&nbsp;<a href="/dolphin/">tiger</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_shark">bull</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark">great white shark</a> hunting in the water. Shown with a white underside and three gills, its pointed nose and teeth-lined mouth curving down to a sharp dorsal fin and long, pointed tail.

Not to be confused with <a href="/dolphin/">🐬 Dolphin</a>.

Shark

An octopus, a sea animal with eight legs, known to change color and release&nbsp;ink. Generally depicted as a pink or orange octopus facing forward, with a large, round head, prominent eyes, and its tentacle-like arms raised at its sides. Platforms vary in the number of arms shown, ranging from four to the full eight, with several designs featuring suckers on them.

Not to be confused with <a href="/squid/">🦑 Squid</a>, though their applications may overlap.

Twitter&rsquo;s octopus is purple. Apple&rsquo;s has a friendly, cartoon-styled appearance. <a href="/google/android-7.0/octopus/">Google</a> and <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/octopus/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> octopuses previously looked surprised, while <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/octopus/">Microsoft&#39;s</a>&nbsp;suggested an <a href="/alien-monster/">👾 Alien Monster</a>.

Octopus

A seashell, as found at the <a href="/beach-with-umbrella/">beach</a>. Generally depicted as an empty, spiraling, white seashell, as grown by a sea <a href="/snail/">snail</a> or home to a hermit crab. Positioned at various angles across platforms.

Often used for various content concerning beaches, ocean and ocean life, and summer fun.

Apple&rsquo;s design <a href="/apple/ios-4.0/spiral-shell/">previously</a> resembled a clam shell, <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/spiral-shell/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> a snail shell. <a href="/google/android-7.0/spiral-shell/">Google&rsquo;s</a> was previously blue.

Spiral Shell

Coral as found in a reef, of varying shapes and colors. Sometimes used as a symbol of climate change&nbsp;due to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching">coral bleaching</a>.

Coral

A brightly colored jellyfish with a domed bell and dangling tentacles.

Jellyfish

A pink lotus flower in full bloom.

May be used to represent beauty, purity, calmness, or serenity.&nbsp;

May also be used along with <a href="/person-in-lotus-position/">🧘 Person in Lotus Position</a> to represent yoga or meditation.

Lotus

A palm tree, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae">tree-like plant</a>, as grows by the sea. Depicted as a palm tree&nbsp;with long, green, feather-like leaves and a tall, brown, segmented trunk.

May be used to represent beaches, tropical climates and cultures, summer fun, and vacations (holidays). As such, this emoji tends to spike in popularity during the <a href="/summer">summer</a> months.

Vendors&nbsp;implement a similar tree in their <a href="/desert-island/">🏝️ Desert Island</a>.

Microsoft&rsquo;s palm tree bears <a href="/coconut/">coconuts</a>, as Samsung&rsquo;s <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/palm-tree/">previously</a> did. <a href="/apple/ios-9.1/palm-tree/">Apple&rsquo;s</a> palm tree previously had more erect palms.

During the summer of 2024 this emoji became associated with then-Vice President of the Untied States Kamala Harris, referencing a viral clip of a speech made in May 2023 where she stated: &quot;You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.&rdquo;

Palm Tree

The hairy shell of a tropical coconut, cracked in half to show its milky-white meat.&nbsp;

Google <a href="/google/android-8.0/coconut/">previously</a> displayed&nbsp;a whole coconut alongside a&nbsp;half-shell.

During the summer of 2024 this emoji became associated with then-Vice President of the Untied States Kamala Harris, referencing a viral clip of a speech made in May 2023 where she stated: &quot;You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.&rdquo;

Coconut

A crab, a squat crustacean with pincers. Depicted as a reddish-orange crab (as cooked) shown from above, with a round, shelled body, shorted, tentacle-like eyes, and ten legs, the top two of which are large pincers.

May be used to represent crab as food or metaphorical senses of crab (e.g., crabby). Often used to represent <a href="/cancer/">♋ Cancer</a>, the Crab, in the Western zodiac.

Not to be confused with <a href="/lobster/">🦞 Lobster</a>.

Facebook&rsquo;s pincers have black tips, as do&nbsp;Huawei&#39;s.

Crab

🧜🏻‍♀️ Mermaid: Light Skin Tone on Apple iOS 8.3

🧜🏻‍♀️ Mermaid: Light Skin Tone on Apple iOS 8.3

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