How it works
Fishing emoji copy and paste starts with Fishing pole, U+1F3A3, loaded above Copy. The 42 tiles add the tackle (hook, worm, net), eight catches, boats and water, styled fishing text, two ASCII drawings and ten combos.
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What CLDR files under fishing
Search reads names and CLDR's search words. Six emoji carry the word fishing: the fishing pole, the fish, the otter and the three people rowing a boat. Hook and net with handle are filed under catch instead, so a search for catch finds them.
Text that keeps its shape
Gone fishing and FISH ON are styled letters, not a font, so they paste into a bio or a status. The two ASCII drawings keep their lines only where text is monospaced, such as a code block.
Tips
- Fish has a plain text form: switch to Text style for a black-and-white 🐟 that takes the colour of your words.
Questions and answers
Is there a koi fish emoji?
No. No emoji in Unicode's list, version 18.0, is named or tagged koi. Tropical fish, the striped reef fish, is the usual stand-in; Fish is plainer.
Is there a fishing rod or reel emoji?
The rod is Fishing pole, 🎣, from Emoji 0.6, with its line and a fish on the end. No emoji is named or tagged reel. Hook and Worm both arrived in Emoji 13.0.
What does 🎣 mean in a message?
Usually gone fishing, or fishing for something: a compliment, an answer, a reaction. Unicode files it under sport, and CLDR lists entertainment, fish, fishing, pole and sport for it.