Worm Emoji
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🪱🪱:worm:%F0%9F%AA%B1\1FAB1What does the Worm emoji mean?
Worm — shown as 🪱 — is part of the Animals & Nature group. This emoji is designed to convey its concept instantly in messages, captions, social posts, and documents without needing extra explanation. Unicode maps this character to U+1FAB1 and it first shipped in Emoji 14.0 (2021). The code point ensures the same underlying meaning even though visual art varies by vendor. Beyond literal use, many nature emojis carry symbolic meaning — growth, freedom, calm, or playfulness — and are chosen for the feeling they evoke as much as the object they depict. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of worm 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 (:worm:) 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 worm — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.
How to use the Worm emoji
- In chat: Drop 🪱 into a sentence where you would normally write “worm” 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 :worm: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.
Technical details & cross-platform notes
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Unicode code point | U+1FAB1 |
| Introduced in | Emoji 14.0 (2021) |
| Shortcode | :worm: |
| HTML entity | 🪱 |
| Platform rendering | Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays worm everywhere — only the art style changes. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Worm mean?
Worm — shown as 🪱 — is part of the Animals & Nature group. This emoji is designed to convey its concept instantly in messages, captions, social posts, and documents without needing extra explanation....
What is the Unicode code point?
Encoded at U+1FAB1, introduced in Emoji 14.0 (2021). Official name: "Worm".
How do I copy the Worm 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 Worm 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 Worm used in context?
It adds visual shorthand for worm 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.