- server usage
- Used in server names and icons for ocean-themed, biology, or chaotic multi-interest communities.
- reaction use
- Used as a reaction to messages where someone lists too many things they're working on simultaneously.
- emote mapping
- Custom octopus emotes are popular in gaming and nerd servers; often animated with wiggling tentacles.
- gaming context
- Associated with games like Subnautica, Sea of Thieves, and Splatoon (squid-adjacent); used in relevant fan servers.
- role meaning
- Sometimes assigned as a role for members who participate in many channels โ 'server octopus.'