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The 🐙 (octopus) emoji is a fun, adorable, little cephalopod that can be used in a handful of interesting ways. If someone has sent you a 🐙 (octopus) emoji or you’re trying to be a little more inventive with your emoji usage, we’ve got your back. In this article, we’ll cover what the 🐙 (octopus) emoji means, how you might use it, as well as how you could pair it with other emojis.
A Quick Overview of the Octopus 🐙 Emoji
People use the octopus 🐙 emoji to represent sea life, calamari, or cuddling, depending on the context. In rare cases, it refers to multitasking. People often pair it with any emojis that are related to the sea, other seafood emojis, and hearts and love emojis when they’re talking about cuddling.
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People often mistake the octopus (🐙) and the squid (🦑) emojis. The squid emoji isn’t actually interchangeable with the octopus emoji. The squid is normally used to literally refer to a squid.Thanks
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- ↑ https://emojipedia.org/octopus
- ↑ https://www.emojiall.com/en/emoji/%F0%9F%90%99
- ↑ https://www.emojiall.com/en/emoji/%F0%9F%90%99
- ↑ https://emojikitchen.com/emoji/animals-and-nature/octopus.html
- ↑ https://www.emojiall.com/en/emoji/%F0%9F%90%99
- ↑ https://emojikitchen.com/emoji/animals-and-nature/octopus.html
- ↑ https://emojikitchen.com/emoji/animals-and-nature/octopus.html