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Oyster emoji ๐Ÿฆช

๐Ÿฆช is the Oyster emoji, in Food & Drink. It arrived in Emoji 12.0 (2019). People look for it with words like food.

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:oyster:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

Every code for ๐Ÿฆช

NameOyster
Shortcodes:oyster:
CategoryFood & Drink
Emoji versionEmoji 12.0 (2019)
Keywordsfood
Code pointsU+1F9AA
HTML🦪
CSS\1F9AA
JavaScript\u{1F9AA}
Python\U0001f9aa
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F A6 AA
URL encoded%F0%9F%A6%AA

How to type ๐Ÿฆช

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :oyster: in any text box and it turns into ๐Ÿฆช.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "oyster" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "oyster" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "oyster".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "oyster".
HTMLWrite 🦪 in the page source.

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About ๐Ÿฆช

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ๐Ÿฆช mean?
๐Ÿฆช is the Oyster emoji, in Food & Drink. It arrived in Emoji 12.0 (2019). People look for it with words like food.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿฆช?
:oyster:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ๐Ÿฆช on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "oyster". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐Ÿฆช?
U+1F9AA, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). In HTML write 🦪, in CSS "\1F9AA", and in JavaScript "\u{1F9AA}".

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