A blowfish (puffer), 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 fugu in Japan, where it’s consumed as a delicacy.
May be to represent a variety of fish (saltwater or freshwater), fishing, metaphorical senses of fish, and fish as food, as consumed in the form of 🍣 Sushi. Not to be confused with 🐟 Fish or 🐠 Tropical Fish, though their applications may overlap. See also 🎣 Fishing Pole.
Google’s blowfish was previously blue, Microsoft’s yellow, and Facebook’s white.
Blowfish was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
The "🐡" or Blowfish emote is a small digital image of a pufferfish or blowfish, often used in online communication to represent the fish or as a symbol for being prickly or defensive. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and can be found on most platforms that support emojis.
- Calm & Relaxed:
"I love sitting by the lake and watching the fish swim. 🐡" - Surprised & Impressed:
"I didn't know you could catch such big fish in this lake. 🐡" - Excited & Anticipating:
"I can't wait to go on my fishing trip this weekend! 🐡"
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