Worm 🪱
🪱 (U+1FAB1) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Worm is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The WORM emoji depicts Worm. It can be used to talk about biology or nature in messages and interfaces, signaling life, soil, or creatures. It may stand for digging work, earth, or a playful animal reference in casual chats. It can also serve as a metaphor for a bug or issue in software or text, helping explain troubleshooting ideas. Use it with care in formal content to keep intent clear and avoid ambiguity. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text‑style fallback may be shown. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning so screen readers and other assistive tech users understand the context when the emoji appears.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FAB1 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1FAB1 - General Category:
So - Age:
13.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F AA B1 - UTF-16:
D83E DEB1 - UTF-32:
0001FAB1 - HTML dec:
🪱 - HTML hex:
🪱 - JS escape:
\u{1FAB1} - Python \N{}:
\N{WORM} - Python \U:
\U0001FAB1 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%AA%B1 - CSS escape:
\1FAB1
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+1FAB1 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.