Scorpion 🦂
History & usage: This emoji shows a scorpion. In everyday chat and social posts it signals danger, intensity, or a playful edge—like warning a friend, riffing on a bold opinion, or adding an edgy vibe to a caption. In UI contexts, it can appear next to a caution note, a challenge, or a fierce reaction button to convey strong feelings without typing a full sentence. People often use it to spice up memes, sports updates, or fantasy posts where a creature or sting is part of the joke. When used as an icon in menus or alerts, its meaning stays clear: tread carefully, be bold, or lean into excitement. Accessibility note: provide alt text such as 'scorpion emoji' for screen readers. This helps diverse readers enjoy the message without guessing intent. In reactions and comment threads it can soften or sharpen the tone.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F982 - General Category:
So - Age:
8.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 82 - UTF-16:
D83E DD82 - UTF-32:
0001F982 - HTML dec:
🦂 - HTML hex:
🦂 - JS escape:
\u{1F982} - Python \N{}:
\N{SCORPION} - Python \U:
\U0001F982 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%82 - CSS escape:
\1F982
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F982 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🦂 (hex) or 🦂 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.