🐠
tropical fish
Unicode: 1F420
Description
A fish facing left, typically depicted with scales, fins, and a tail, often in a shade of blue or green, suggesting a generic fish.
Group:
Animals & Nature > animal-marine
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, descriptive. Used to refer to a fish or aquatic life in general.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). It is a general representation of a fish, widely recognized across cultures as referring to the animal itself.
Usage Examples
- Talking about pets: 'I love my goldfish! 🐠'
- Referring to food: 'Let's have fish for dinner tonight. 🐠'
- Discussing marine life: 'The coral reefs are home to many beautiful fish. 🐠'
- Related to fishing: 'Going fishing this weekend! 🎣🐠'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent fish, fishing, seafood, or aquatic environments.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture; also used in contexts related to specific types of fish or aquatic metaphors.