Emoji
(SHARK): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(SHARK), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji SHARK
- Unicode Name
- SHARK
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F988
- Category
- Animals & Nature
- Subcategory
- animal-marine
- Slug
- shark
Meaning and description of emoticon 🦈
The 🦈 emoji depicts a shark — a marine predator. Part of the Unicode standard, 'Animals & Nature' category.
🦈 is a shark with a fin. In chats it conveys an ocean predator, aggression, business acumen ("business shark"), and ruthless determination. Often paired with 🌊, 🎣, 💰. Fitting when talking about competition, ambition, or a "predatory" approach to goals. On a deeper level, the shark represents focus that doesn't get distracted by anything small.
Usage Examples 🦈
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :shark: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :shark: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :shark: | |
| HTML Dec | 🦈 | |
| HTML Hex | 🦈 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F988"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F988 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83E\uDD88 | |
| Perl | \x{1F988} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F988} | |
| Punycode | xn--7s9h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%A6%88 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F A6 88 |