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A butterfly, a beautiful winged insect whose larva is a <a href="/bug/">caterpillar</a>. Depicted with its wings outspread, as a blue-and-black <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho">morpho butterfly</a> or orange-and-black <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly">monarch butterfly</a>.

May be used to represent a moth and ideas of beauty and happiness.

Samsung&rsquo;s butterfly <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/butterfly/">previously</a> resembled a monarch.

Butterfly

A bug, or insect, generally depicted as a caterpillar, which becomes a <a href="/butterfly/">🦋 Butterfly</a>. Shown in full profile facing left, inching&nbsp;up on the back&nbsp;of its green, segmented, and&nbsp;textured body. Often featuring&nbsp;black stripes or yellow dots and tentacles on its head.

May be used to represent various insects, worms, and related animals. May also be used for&nbsp;metaphorical senses of bug.

Twitter&rsquo;s bug is purple. Apple&rsquo;s bug is hairy with a red head and legs and black stripes on its body. Facebook&rsquo;s&nbsp;bug also has a yellowish-orange head. <a href="/google/android-7.0/bug/">Google</a> and <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/bug/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> bugs previously resembled an orange centipede or millipede, and <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/bug/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> had a cartoon-styled face with a purple nose.

An ant, a small, industrious insect that lives in a colony. Depicted as a black or red ant in full profile on its six legs facing left, with a prominent abdomen and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(biology)">antennae</a>.

May be used to represent various insects or other <a href="/bug/">bugs</a>.

Facebook&rsquo;s ant&nbsp;is&nbsp;red, as was a previous <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/ant/">Microsoft</a> design. <a href="/google/android-7.0/ant/">Google&rsquo;s</a> ant was previously blue,&nbsp;<a href="/facebook/2.0/ant/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> black.

A honey bee, a busy, flying insect that lives in a hive and makes <a href="/honey-pot/">honey</a>. Depicted as a black-and-yellow bee with clear or white wings and a stinger.&nbsp;Variously facing left in full profile or shown from above.

May be used to represent various types of bees (e.g., bumblebee) and wasps (e.g., hornets, yellow jackets). May also be used to accent black-and-yellow colors or patterns. Popularly used in connection with singer and superstar <a href="https://www.wired.com/2016/04/beyonce-lemonade-lemon-emoji/">Beyonc&eacute;</a> (nicknamed Queen Bey) or for metaphorical queen bees.

Honeybee

A ladybug (ladybird, lady beetle), a <a href="/beetle/">beetle</a> with a round, red shell with black spots. Generally depicted as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_septempunctata">seven-</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_novemnotata">nine-spotted</a> ladybug shown from above on its six legs, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna">antennae</a> and its&nbsp;distinctively red-and-black, halved shell.

May be used a symbol of good luck.

Facebook&rsquo;s ladybug is shown on its legs facing forward.

Lady Beetle

A bald eagle, the majestic bird of prey with brown feathers and distinctive white head. Generally depicted facing left, with its wings outspread and talons out, as if swooping down to seize prey.

Commonly associated with the <a href="/flag-united-states/">United States</a>, whose national emblem is the bald eagle. May be used for other eagles and birds of prey (e.g., hawks).

Google&rsquo;s eagle used to have its wings tucked in, as if perched on a branch. Twitter&rsquo;s design shows only the bust of an eagle. Apple&rsquo;s <a href="/newspaper/">📰 Newspaper</a> features its eagle on its masthead.

Eagle

The colorful arc of a rainbow, as may appear after rain. Generally depicted as the left half of a full rainbow, showing six bands of color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.

Commonly used to express <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)">gay pride</a>. Also commonly used to convey various feelings of love and happiness. See also <a href="/rainbow-flag/">🏳️&zwj;🌈 Rainbow Flag</a>.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s design shows the right arc of rainbow disappearing into a cloud. Facebook&rsquo;s rainbow is displayed on a blue sky, as <a href="/apple/ios-6.0/rainbow/">Apple</a>, <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/rainbow/">Samsung</a>, and <a href="/twitter/twemoji-1.0/rainbow/">Twitter&rsquo;s</a> previously were. <a href="/google/android-7.0/rainbow/">Google</a> and <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/rainbow/">Microsoft</a> previously displayed full rainbow arcs with clouds.

Rainbow

A sunflower, a tall, round&nbsp;flower with large yellow petals. Depicted as a single, vertical sunflower with a large, dark-brown center on a green stem.

Commonly used for <a href="/mothers-day/">Mother&rsquo;s Day</a>&nbsp;and other special occasions. May be more generally used to convey such sentiments happiness and love. Also used as a yellow accent color and in association with summer and farming.

Not to be confused with <a href="/blossom/">🌼 Blossom</a>, which is yellow on many platforms.

Sunflower

Desert Island

A mosquito, a type of bloodsucking fly. Depicted as a brown or black mosquito on its six, long legs, with wings, long abdomen, and needle-like mouth. Variously shown from above or facing left.

May be used to represent various insects, other <a href="/bug/">bugs</a> and bug bites, and insect-borne diseases (e.g., <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/malaria/index.html">malaria</a>). May also be used for metaphorical pests.

Facebook&rsquo;s mosquito&nbsp;has a red abdomen, as if filled with <a href="/drop-of-blood/">blood</a>.

Mosquito

A bat, the&nbsp;flying mammal of the night. Variously depicted as a brown, black, or gray bat, with wings outspread and pointy ears, facing forward or left.

Often used in association with <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>, <a href="/vampire/">vampires</a>, and Batman.

Google&rsquo;s bat <a href="/google/android-8.0/bat/">was previously</a>&nbsp;purplish in color, bearing two fangs. <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/bat/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> bat was previously brown, and&nbsp;<a href="/facebook/2.0/bat/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> gray.

A snail, a slow-moving, snail-like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusca">mollusk</a> in a spiraling <a href="/spiral-shell/">shell</a>. Generally depicted as a brown snail in full profile facing left or right, with a brown, textured shell and tentacle-like eyes.

May be used to represent a slug and&nbsp;various senses of slow.

Twitter&rsquo;s snail has a purple body and yellow shell. Microsoft&rsquo;s snail <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/snail/">previously</a> had a green body.

Snail

The glittering flashes of sparkles. One of the world&#39;s most popular emojis, it is generally depicted as a cluster of three, yellow&nbsp;four-point stars, with one large sparkle and two small ones to its left or right.

Commonly used to indicate various positive sentiments, including love, happiness, beauty, gratitude, and excitement, as well as&nbsp;newness or cleanliness.

May also be used as <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/its-not-just-you-the-sparkles-emoji-is-everywhere/">a form of ✨emphasis✨ or to convey sarcastic or mocking tones</a>.

As of late 2023, an icon similar to the sparkles emoji is also often used within tech platforms to represent a feature that utilizes&nbsp;artificial intelligence.

Both <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/sparkles/">Microsoft</a> and&nbsp;<a href="/twitter/twemoji-1.0/sparkles/">Twitter&rsquo;s</a>&nbsp;sparkles were&nbsp;previously&nbsp;multicolored, while&nbsp;Samsung&rsquo;s sparkles were previously depicted on a night sky, suggesting <a href="/sparkler/">firework sparklers</a>.&nbsp;

<a href="http://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1075074100412985345">Twitter&#39;s mobile app uses</a> ✨ Sparkles as a button users can tap to toggle between latest and top tweets on their timeline.

Similar emojis&nbsp;with less implied meaning include&nbsp;<a href="/star/">⭐ Star</a>, <a href="/glowing-star/">🌟 Glowing Star</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/dizzy/">💫 Dizzy</a>.

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Sparkles

A spider, an eight-legged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid">arachnid</a> that spins a web. Depicted as a common black spider, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_house_spider">house&nbsp;spider</a>&nbsp;or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_funnel-web_spider">funnel-web spider</a>, often shown from above with its large abdomen oriented at the bottom.

See also <a href="/spider-web/">🕸️ Spider Web</a>. Commonly used during <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a> and to represent the superhero <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a>.

Facebook&rsquo;s spider is facing left. Google&#39;s spider <a href="/google/android-8.0/spider/">was previously</a> upside down, suspended from a thread, though now is&nbsp;facing&nbsp;left.&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/spider/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> spider was previously a black widow, while&nbsp;<a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/spider/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> was brown.

Spider

A scorpion, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid">arachnid</a> with <a href="/lobster/">lobster</a>-like pincers and a stinging tail. Depicted as a light-brown scorpion from above, often facing left, with its pincers and curving stinger raised. Shown with six or, accurately, eight legs in addition to its pincers.

Often used to represent <a href="/scorpio/">♏ Scorpio</a> in the Western zodiac.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s scorpion is reddish in color.

Scorpion

A cricket, a hopping insect that makes a chirping sound. Depicted as a brown or green cricket in full profile on its six legs facing left, with long <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(biology)">antennae</a> and large, bent back legs.

May resemble or be used to represent a grasshopper&nbsp;(including locusts)&nbsp;and other <a href="/bug/">bugs</a>. May also be used to represent metaphorical <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-were-watching-crickets-silence">crickets</a>, or &quot;silence,&quot; as of a disapproving or uninterested audience.

Not to be confused with <a href="/cricket-game/">🏏&nbsp;Cricket Game</a>, the sport.

Google&#39;s cricket was <a href="/google/android-8.0/cricket/">previously</a> green.

Cricket

A pink <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus">hibiscus</a>, a flower that grows in warm climates. Depicted as a single, deep-pink hibiscus flower with green leaves and prominent, yellow stamen.

Commonly used for <a href="/valentines-day/">Valentine&rsquo;s Day</a>, <a href="/mothers-day/">Mother&rsquo;s Day</a>, and other special occasions. May be more generally used to convey such ideas&nbsp;as love, happiness, and beauty. Also used as a pink&nbsp;accent color and in association with Hawaii&nbsp;and other Polynesian places and cultures.

<a href="/google/android-7.0/hibiscus/">Google</a> and <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/hibiscus/">Samsung&#39;s</a> hibiscus flowers were&nbsp;previously&nbsp;orange.

Hibiscus

A suburban-looking house, with&nbsp;a tree, flower, or shrubs around it in the garden.

House with Garden

A classic spider web (cobweb), as spun by a <a href="/spider/">🕷️ Spider</a> to catch prey. Depicted as a white, symmetrical, wheel-shaped web, as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_web#Orb_web_construction">orb web</a>,&nbsp;with six or eight equal sectors.

Commonly used during Halloween, to represent the superhero&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a>, or for a metaphorical web, net, or network. Not to be confused with <a href="/snowflake/">❄️ Snowflake</a>.

Spider Web

A fly with a dark or iridescent green body, six legs, and two translucent wings. On most platforms, its eyes are red.

Can be used to talk about the insect or flight in general. May also be used metaphorically as an adjective meaning &quot;cool.&quot;

A green or brown beetle shown with antennae and six legs. Can be used to talk about beetles, bugs, or insects in general.

Not to be confused with <a href="/lady-beetle/">🐞 Lady Beetle</a>, <a href="/cockroach/">🪳 Cockroach</a>, <a href="/bug/">🐛 Bug</a>, <a href="/ant/">🐜 Ant</a> or other emoji representations of insects.

Beetle

A brown cockroach shown with antennae, six legs, and two sensory pads at its rear called cerci.

Can be used to talk about cockroaches or insects in general. May also be used metaphorically as an insult to call a person a pest, an annoyance, or to suggest they are subhuman. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cockroach

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Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated versions of Apple&rsquo;s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.

Animated versions of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs, used by Google Messenger.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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An animated subset of the licensable JoyPixels emoji set.

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device&rsquo;s messaging functionality.

A minimalist, monochrome version of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs.

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

A licensable emoji design set.

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An open-source emoji design set consisting of user-submitted emoji designs.

Sample emoji designs developed by Emojipedia for illustrative purposes.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

The Unicode Consortium accepted the following emoji 72 emojis&nbsp;for Unicode 9.0. This update&nbsp;was released&nbsp;on June 21, 2016. Most vendors added support for this update within the 2016 calendar year.&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-9-0-released-with-72-new-emojis/">Sample images and more about Unicode 9.0</a>.

<a href="/emoji-4.0/">Emoji 4.0</a> was published in late 2016, which added additional emoji professions.

<h2>New in Unicode 9</h2>

Skype has a series of emoji-like emoticons which have their own distinct animated appearance.

A subset of Skype emoticons were available in Microsoft Teams before the 3D versions of Microsoft&#39;s new Fluent emoji set began <a href="https://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/1491752269880115200">rolling out in February 2022</a>.

The Skype emoticon set differs from the emoji set from parent company Microsoft, which is used as&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/">the system-wide emoji font in&nbsp;Windows 10</a>.

Skype uses its own system of shortcodes to enter each emoticon, for instance:

<ul>
	<li>:^) = 🤨</li>
	<li>(cwl) = 😂</li>
	<li>(stareyes) = 🤩</li>
</ul>

These shortcodes are replaced by the emoticon within Skype. If using a Unicode-compatible emoji code point, this will be given the system-wide emoji appearance:&nbsp;<a href="/microsoft/">Microsoft</a> set on Skype for Windows, <a href="/apple/">Apple</a> set on Skype for macOS or iOS, <a href="/samsung/">Samsung</a> set on phones using&nbsp;OneUI.

The majority of&nbsp;Skype Emoticons have&nbsp;equivalents in the Unicode Standard, while a number of emoticons go beyond what is offered by the standardized emoji set. For example, Skype&#39;s offers&nbsp;variety of additional pride-related flags alongside <a href="/pride/">🏳️&zwj;🌈 Pride</a>&nbsp;and <a href="/transgender-flag/">🏳️&zwj;⚧️&nbsp;Transgender Flag</a>, such as those shown below.

<img alt="" src="https://em-content.zobj.net/content/2021/07/15/pride-flags-x4-genderflux.gif" style="width: 448px; height: 80px;" />

Emoticons and emojis used in Skype and Microsoft Teams.

Skype Emoticons

A Unicode-adjacent subset of Skype&#39;s current animated emoticons. Released in summer of 2015.

These animated emoticons are created via shortcodes.

For purposes of display on Emojipedia, the emoticons from Skype Emoticons 1.2 have been assigned a&nbsp;codepoints from a Unicode-equivalent emoji.

🦋 Butterfly on Skype Emoticons 1.2

🦋 Butterfly on Skype Emoticons 1.2

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