πͺ³
What πͺ³ means
A flat brown body with varying shades of the same color all across the body, a tiny head with a pair of black eyes and brown antennas, and 6 legs with three on either side of the body.
The πͺ³ Cockroach emoji refers to the common human-enemy, roaches. This emoji signifies survival, intrusion, unwelcome guests, and a sense of disgust and discomfort expressed towards these creatures by humans (ironically, cockroaches feel the same way about us too).
How and when to use it
- If you're ranting about a roach infestation in your apartment to someone, you can use πͺ³ in such scenarios (after calling pest control, of course).
- Since cockroaches are almost impossible to destroy and have one of the highest survival rates amongst many insects, πͺ³ can be used to refer to a person, a situation, or even a business that resonates with such traits.
- Believe it or not, cockroaches have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. So, πͺ³ can be used to signify someone or something who's been around for as long as you can remember. For instance, "Man, that woman's so old, I remember seeing her since I was 6 years old and SHE NEVER AGES! πͺ³".
- πͺ³ can be used in the contexts of 'pests', 'insects', and 'crawlers' or even just the word 'crawl'. Like, "Oh I'm sorry, was I suppose to crawl onto your feet for forgiveness? πͺ³".
- If you're sharing posts that have roaches in it, then you must use πͺ³ in such captions, it can be pictures and/or videos from your own gallery or even a repost/retweet.
Other Names
- πͺ³ Roaches
- πͺ³ Palmetto Bug (Florida Woods Cockroach)
- πͺ³ Brown Bug
- πͺ³ Water Bug
- πͺ³ Croton Bug (German Cockroach)
- πͺ³ Oggy and the Cockroaches
- πͺ³ Vermin
- πͺ³ Insect
- πͺ³ Crawly
- πͺ³ Pest
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature βΊ animal-bug
- Codepoints
U+1FAB3- Emoji version
- Emoji 13.0
- Shortcodes
:cockroach:- Keywords
- animal, cockroach, insect, pest, roach
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens.
β‘ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first β πͺ³ Cockroach or π©βπ Woman Firefighter?