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🕸️ Spiderweb emoji

or Spider Web emoji [ spahy-der-web ih-moh-jee ]

October 19, 2020

What does 🕸️ Spiderweb emoji mean?

The Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ depicts a classic image of a web spun by a spider. The emoji is commonly used to refer to literal spiderwebs, cobwebs, and spiders more generally.

Because many people find spiders and their webs scary, the Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ is also used in the context of various spooky things or feelings, especially around Halloween. Like the Spider emoji 🕷️, the Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ is also very often used in references to the superhero Spider-Man, who is able to shoot webs to swing across skyscrapers and to capture villains.

Where does 🕸️ Spiderweb emoji come from?

The Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ was approved under Unicode 7.0 in 2014. On most major platforms, the Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ portrays a symmetrical, gray spider’s web. It typically resembles a classic orb web seen in Halloween decorations.

Examples of 🕸️ Spiderweb emoji

As much as I hate spiders watching them spin a web is amazing 🕸️

@DayDay4Days, August 13, 2018

Saw Spiderman Homecoming, and it was everything I wanted and more! Loved this fresh new take on my favourite superhero. 🕸️ ❤️

@DollAndDye, July 9, 2017

Who uses 🕸️ Spiderweb emoji?

The Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ is used to refer to literal spiders and their webs, which some people find unpleasant—and others, stunning feats of nature.

me:
*sees spider inside* 🕷️
"no don't kill it please let me get this beautiful misunderstood creature outside"

also me:
*walks through a spider web* 🕸️
"OH GOD PLEASE NO I'M GOING TO BE EATEN ALIVE BY THESE HELL SPAWN TIME TO SCREAM BLOODY MURDER AND FLAIL UNTIL I DIE"

— Eugene Lee Yang (@EugeneLeeYang) August 30, 2018

Not so fun fact: There are 36,000 types of spiders on the planet. 🕸️

— Secret Agent Number Six (@DesignationSix) August 24, 2019

The Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ is especially used around Halloween when trying to evoke an eerie air.

. 🕸️ 🕸️
🕸️ 🕷️ 🕸️
Happy
🕸️ Halloween to 🕸️
everyone on the
🕸️ web. 🕸️
🕸️ 🕸️

— Micros🎃ft (@Microsoft) November 1, 2019

🍂🕸️👻🎃 TOMORROW THE SPOOKY SEASON STARTS 🎃👻🕸️🍂

— Min 🌙 (@moonphelios) September 30, 2017

Due to a similar appearance, the Spiderweb emoji 🕸️ is sometimes accidentally used in place of Snowflake emoji ❄️.

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