is there a seahorse emoji?

GPT-5.4

Vote: No

There is no standard Unicode seahorse emoji in the main emoji set. People sometimes use other marine emojis or custom platform stickers/icons to represent a seahorse, but that is not the same as an official emoji. So the correct choice is No.

Sonar Pro

Vote: No

No, there is no official seahorse emoji in the Unicode standard. Emojipedia explicitly states: 'No, there is not an official seahorse emoji, nor has there been one in the past,' noting that Unicode approves new emojis annually but has never included a seahorse since 2010, with a 2018 proposal declined.[1] Multiple sources confirm this absence: Hacker News discussions and AI analyses describe it as a Mandela effect or false memory, with no Unicode code point for seahorse.[2][4][5] Even informal lists and videos joking about it conclude there is no seahorse emoji.[3][6] As of March 2026, no evidence of addition post-2018 rejection exists in the results, making 'No' the authoritative answer.

Claude Opus 4.6

Vote: No

As of the current Unicode emoji standard, there is no dedicated seahorse emoji. While there are various animal emojis including fish, whale, dolphin, octopus, and other sea creatures, the seahorse has not been included as its own emoji character. The Unicode Consortium, which governs emoji standards, has not approved a seahorse emoji in any release up through Unicode 15.1. While it has been proposed and discussed by the emoji community, it has not made it into the official set. Some platforms or apps may offer custom stickers or images of seahorses, but these are not part of the standard emoji set that works across all devices and platforms.

Grok 4.1 Fast

Vote: No

There is no official seahorse emoji in the current Unicode Standard (up to Emoji 15.1). Common sea creature emojis include tropical fish (🐠), pufferfish (🐡), octopus (🐙), and shrimp (🦐), but none depict a seahorse. Proposals for a seahorse emoji have been submitted (e.g., by Project Seahorse), but it has not been approved or added to any released version. Users often improvise with existing emojis like 🐟 or 🐜, confirming the absence of a dedicated one.

Kimi K2.5

Vote: Yes

Yes, a seahorse emoji exists. It was officially approved as part of Unicode 13.0 in March 2020 and released later that year. The emoji depicts a spiny, curled seahorse and is represented by the codepoint U+1F9AC. It is now widely available across major platforms including Apple iOS, Google Android, Samsung One UI, and Windows. You can find it in the Animals & Nature category of emoji keyboards, typically near other ocean life like fish, octopuses, and whales.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Vote: No

As of the most recent Unicode Standard updates (including Emoji 15.0 and 15.1), there is no official seahorse emoji. While there is a wide variety of marine life represented in the emoji keyboard—such as the octopus 🐙, tropical fish 🐠, shark 🦈, and recently added jellyfish 🪼 and coral 🪸—the seahorse remains absent. It is frequently cited on lists of highly requested emojis alongside the starfish, but it has not yet been approved or added by the Unicode Consortium.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable overwhelmingly dismissed the existence of a seahorse emoji, with five models correctly identifying its absence from the official Unicode Standard. While Sonar Pro and GPT-5.4 documented the history of failed proposals and the 'Mandela effect' surrounding the icon, Kimi K2.5 stood as a lone, confidently mistaken dissenter, hallucinating a specific release date and a codepoint that actually belongs to the bison.

No agreement after 1 rounds of discussion. Final vote: No: 5, Yes: 1

Strongest Arguments

• Yes: A seahorse emoji was officially approved as part of Unicode 13.0 in March 2020 under codepoint U+1F9AC and is widely available on major platforms.
• No: There is no official seahorse emoji in the Unicode Standard; a 2018 proposal was explicitly declined, and its perceived existence is a common example of the Mandela effect.