Blåhaj
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Blåhaj (; ; colloquially anglicized as , or ) (sometimes called IKEA shark) is a plush toy manufactured and sold by the Swedish company IKEA. Modeled after the blue shark and made of recycled polyester, the toy has become a globally popular internet meme since the late 2010s. It has become a cultural icon in countries like Russia and China, played a symbolic role in Switzerland's same-sex marriage referendum, and found special significance within the transgender community. It has also been used as a mascot by IKEA in some regions.
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Vinony's link graph records 30 inbound references to Blåhaj, and connects out to stuffed toy, Russia and China.
It is catalogued under topics including 2010s fads and trends, 2010s toys and Fictional sharks.
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Key facts
- Toy.name
- Blåhaj
- Toy.image
- File:IKEA Blåhaj plush shark toys - regular and small variants - side and bottom views.png
- Toy.caption
- Small and large variants of Blåhaj, displayed from the bottom (above) and side (below)
- Toy.alt
- Small and large variants of Blåhaj, displayed from the bottom (above) and side (below), all lying on the floor
- Toy.type
- Toy shark
- Toy.inventor
- IKEA of Sweden
- Toy.company
- IKEA
- Toy.country
- Sweden
- Toy.materials
- Polyester
- Toy.features
- Soft toy
- Toy.website
- https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/blahaj-soft-toy-shark-90373590/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- stuffed toy
- Official name
- BLÅHAJ
- Country
- Sweden
- Depicts
- Prionace glauca
- Material used
- polyester
- Mass
- 0.65
- Manufacturer
- IKEA
- Designed by
- IKEA
- Official website
- www.ikea.com/se/sv/p/blahaj-mjukleksak-haj-30373588
- Image
- Fancy Frontier 37 (50988673808).jpg
- Height
- 24
- Width
- 58
- Length
- 100
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- inventory number
- 002.478.41
- review score
- 4.9/5
- hashtag
- ikea_shark
- color
- grey
- Commons category
- Blåhaj
- social media followers
- 75885
- native label
- Blåhaj
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Product description
- Production and distribution
- As a cultural phenomenon
- See also
- References
Blåhaj (; ; colloquially anglicized as , or ) (sometimes called IKEA shark) is a plush toy manufactured and sold by the Swedish company IKEA. Modeled after the blue shark and made of recycled polyester, the toy has become a globally popular internet meme since the late 2010s. It has become a cultural icon in countries like Russia and China, played a symbolic role in Switzerland's same-sex marriage referendum, and found special significance within the transgender community. It has also been used as a mascot by IKEA in some regions.
==Product description== right|thumb|A blue shark, the model and namesake of Blåhaj Blåhaj is a stuffed toy resembling a blue shark. Both the outer fabric and the hollow fiber filling are made out of polyester. The filling is 100% recycled. It is available in two sizes – a large version and a small version. It can be machine-washed at 40°C (104°F). Its name is derived from the Swedish word blåhaj, meaning 'blue shark'.
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