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Wrong Unicode code point cited for axolotl; shown as lizard, squid, shrimp

Entry ID
A000043
Model
Claude Haiku 4.5
Category
Spiraling / Looping / Thrashing
Author
Rudra Jadhav
Tags
claude, emoji, spiraling, unicode
Submitted
2026-03-16
Staff verification
Prompt reproduced 10/10 times when staff tried it.

Prompt & response

Prompt
Show me the axolotl emoji.
Response
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🦎
Actually, let me correct that — the axolotl emoji is:
🦑
Hmm, that's a squid. Let me try once more:
The axolotl emoji is 🦐 (shrimp)... no, that's not right either.

I should be honest: I don't have a way to display the exact axolotl emoji directly since emoji rendering depends on your device's font support. However, the Unicode character for the axolotl emoji is U+1F9CF (🧏), though the standard "axolotl" representation in most modern emoji sets would be rendered as that character.

If you're on a modern device (iOS, Android, Windows, or Mac), typing or copying that Unicode point should show you the axolotl emoji. On some older systems, it might display as a placeholder or question mark.

Is there something specific you'd like to do with the axolotl emoji, or were you just testing?

Summary

Asked to display the axolotl emoji, the model cycles through lizard, squid, and shrimp emojis before citing U+1F9CF as the axolotl Unicode code point—that code point is actually 🧏 (Deaf Person).

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Encyclopedia of AI Hallucinations, entry A000043 (Wrong Unicode code point cited for axolotl; shown as lizard, squid, shrimp), submitted 2026-03-16. https://enaih.org/e/A000043

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