Crab Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Crab 🦀 mean?

The Crab emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, under Marine Life. It's commonly associated with cancer, zodiac.

It's filed under the Animals & Nature category, specifically the Marine Life subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. As with most emojis, its exact meaning can shift depending on who you're texting and what came before it in the conversation. It's frequently used near emojis like Spouting Whale and Whale, which cover similar ground.

How to use Crab 🦀 in a sentence

Saw a 🦀 at the zoo this weekend.
My favorite animal has always been the crab 🦀
Spotted a crab on our hike today 🦀
Sent my sister a random 🦀 for no reason and she loved it.
The kids wouldn't stop talking about the crab they saw 🦀♋️

Crab 🦀 in other languages

French

crabe

Mandarin

蟹

German

Krebs

Hindi

कर्कट

Japanese

カニ

Korean

꽃게

Portuguese

caranguejo

Spanish

cangrejo

Russian

краб

Arabic

سرطان

Frequently asked questions

What does the Crab 🦀 emoji mean?

The Crab emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, under Marine Life. It's commonly associated with cancer, zodiac.

How do people use the Crab 🦀 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Saw a 🦀 at the zoo this weekend." It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Crab 🦀 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Crab as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.