🦑 Squid

🦑 Emoji Meaning

The 🦑 squid emoji generally represents a real-world squid. However, its usage has expanded beyond its literal depiction, taking on several popular meanings:

• Literal squid: Referring to the cephalopod itself, often in contexts related to marine life, aquariums, fishing, or cooking.
• Splatoon: Strongly associated with the popular Nintendo video game series Splatoon, where squid-like creatures called Inklings are the main characters. This is arguably the most common usage online.
• Inking/Splatting: Building on the Splatoon connection, the squid emoji can symbolize the act of "inking" or "splatting" someone, often in a playful or competitive context.
• Something slimy or slippery: Can be used to describe things that are slimy, slippery, or otherwise squid-like in texture.
• General silliness/playfulness: Due to the squid's somewhat unusual and comical appearance, it can be used to add a lighthearted or whimsical touch to a message.

Squid Emoji Images

Here is how Squid emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Animal-Marine Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Animals & Nature category, Animal-Marine subcategory:

• 🦭 Seal
• 🦈 Shark
• 🦐 Shrimp
• 🐚 Spiral Shell
• 🐳 Spouting Whale
• 🐠 Tropical Fish
• 🐋 Whale