Coral Emoji
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🪸🪸:coral:%F0%9F%AA%B8\1FAB8What does the Coral emoji mean?
Represented by the character 🪸, the Coral emoji is classified under Animals & Nature. It captures the idea of coral in a single, cross-platform glyph that readers understand at a glance. Unicode maps this character to U+1FAB8 and it first shipped in Emoji 15.0 (2022). The code point ensures the same underlying meaning even though visual art varies by vendor. This emoji is popular in lifestyle and travel content where a small nature icon adds colour and context, from gardening threads to weather updates and adventure stories. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of coral stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (🪸), as an HTML entity (🪸), or as a shortcode (:coral:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.
This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for coral — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.
How to use the Coral emoji
- In chat: Drop 🪸 into a sentence where you would normally write “coral” to add tone and visual interest.
- On social media: Pair 🪸 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
- In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🪸 or shortcode :coral: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.
Technical details & cross-platform notes
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Unicode code point | U+1FAB8 |
| Introduced in | Emoji 15.0 (2022) |
| Shortcode | :coral: |
| HTML entity | 🪸 |
| Platform rendering | Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays coral everywhere — only the art style changes. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Coral mean?
Represented by the character 🪸, the Coral emoji is classified under Animals & Nature. It captures the idea of coral in a single, cross-platform glyph that readers understand at a glance. Unicode maps...
What is the Unicode code point?
Encoded at U+1FAB8, introduced in Emoji 15.0 (2022). Official name: "Coral".
How do I copy the Coral emoji?
Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.
Is the Coral emoji free to use?
Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.
How is Coral used in context?
It adds visual shorthand for coral in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.
Does it look the same on every device?
Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🪸 with their own style, colour, and shading.