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Flags

A bar of soap, as used in the <a href="/shower/">shower</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/bathtub/">bath</a>&nbsp;or for hand washing.&nbsp;Generally shown with lathered bubbles. Depicted in various colors, often pink, and at different angles.

Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, and cleaning.&nbsp;May be used to represent the opposite of dirt or being dirty.&nbsp;Recommended for use to <a href="/coronavirus/">prevent the spread of COVID-19</a>.

Bar of Soap

11.0

A gender-unspecified&nbsp;person taking a soothing bath in a white tub with a <a href="/shower/">shower</a> head.&nbsp;Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, cleaning, and bathrooms more generally. May also represent relaxation and self-care.

The appearance of the person, depicted in default yellow, varies. Apple&#39;s person is wearing a green shower cap, WhatsApp&#39;s a green washcloth. Google&rsquo;s person appears to be playing in a bubble bath, with <a href="/soap/">soapsuds</a> atop their ahead.&nbsp;Other major vendors show the head of the bather with short, brown or blonde&nbsp;hair.&nbsp;Skin tone modifiers are available on supported platforms.

Vendors implement the same or a similar tub and shower head as for their <a href="/bathtub/">🛁&nbsp;Bathtub</a>, but with a person taking/having a bath.

Bath

A microbe, as a bacterium grown in a <a href="/petri-dish/">🧫 Petri Dish</a> or observed under a <a href="/microscope/">🔬 Microscope</a>. Generally depicted as a squiggly, single-celled microorganism with prominent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilium">cilia</a>. Color, shape, and position vary across platforms.&nbsp;Commonly used to represent bacteria, viruses, and germs and disease more generally.

In 2020, this emoji became <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/spread-of-the-coronavirus-emoji/">primarily used</a> in reference to <a href="/coronavirus/">Coronavirus / COVID-19</a>.

Apple&#39;s version of this emoji most closely represents a virus, while others from&nbsp;Samsung, Microsoft and&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;appear as bright green bacteria. Other versions of this emoji also appear mainly as bacteria:&nbsp;Facebook&#39;s is&nbsp;indigo, and WhatsApp&rsquo;s purple. Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-9.0/microbe/">previously displayed</a> five microbes in&nbsp;different, bright colors.

Microbe

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>.

<div id="professor_prebid-root">This emoji predates emojis inclusion within <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode</a>. The earliest incarnation of this emoji could be found in Japanese emoji keyboards in <a href="/docomo/1999/sparkles">1999</a>, specifically within the <a href="/docomo">Docomo</a> emoji set designed by&nbsp;Shigetaka Kurita.</div>

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Sparkles

A wastebasket, as used to discard trash in an office. Generally depicted as a silver, wire-mesh container. Also known as a wastepaper basket, trash/garbage can, or rubbish bin.

Commonly used for various content concerning literal and figurative waste. May also be used in the context of <a href="/basketball/">basketball</a>. Sometimes paired with <a href="/fire/">🔥&nbsp;Fire</a> as a <a href="https://www.americandialect.org/dumpster-fire-is-2016-american-dialect-society-word-of-the-year">visual representation</a> of the slang expression dumpster fire (&quot;chatoic situation&quot;).

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/wastebasket/">previously depicted</a>&nbsp;a&nbsp;metal can/bin with a lid, as used for outdoor garbage&mdash;or lived in by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch">Oscar the Grouch</a>. Not to be confused with <a href="/basket/">🧺&nbsp;Basket</a>.

Wastebasket

A petri dish, as used to culture <a href="/microbe/">microbes</a>. Depicted as a clear, shallow cylinder with a red, blue, or green growth medium, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar">agar</a>, with splotches of variously colored cells, like bacteria.

May be used for various content concerning biology and science more generally. May also be used to represent germs and other microorganisms.

Samsung&rsquo;s design features&nbsp;a lid, while&nbsp;Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-11.0/petri-dish/">previously</a> featured a dropper.

Petri Dish

A white toilet, as used to deposit a <a href="/pile-of-poo/">💩&nbsp;Pile of Poo</a>. (Don&rsquo;t forget the <a href="/roll-of-paper/">🧻&nbsp;Roll of Paper</a>.) Most platforms depict a porcelain toilet in profile, bowl facing to the left.

Commonly used for various content concerning going to the bathroom or bathrooms more generally. May also be used figuratively, e.g., down the toilet.

Google, Microsoft, and Twitter&rsquo;s designs left the seat up.

Toilet

A silver shower head, streaming water to the left. Pressure level varies across platforms. <a href="/soap/">🧼&nbsp;Soap</a> not provided.

Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, cleaning, and water. Shower heads are also featured in <a href="/bathtub/">🛁&nbsp;Bathtub</a> and <a href="/person-taking-bath/">🛀&nbsp;Person Taking a Bath</a>.

Shower

A white bathtub with a silver <a href="/shower/">shower</a> head. Often depicted as a cast-iron tub with claw-foot legs. Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, cleaning, and bathrooms more generally.

Several platforms, including Apple and Facebook, feature <a href="/soap/">soap</a> bubbles or suds. Samsung&rsquo;s design displays streaming water from the shower head.

Vendors implement <a href="/person-taking-bath/">🛀&nbsp;Person Taking a Bath</a> with the same or a similar emoji, but with a person soaking in the tub.

Bathtub

A bottle of lotion for the skin, such as moisturizer or sunscreen (sunblock). May be used for other hygienic liquids, including shampoo and <a href="/bathtub/">body wash</a>, as well as beauty products.

Appearance varies across platforms, but commonly depicted in white and gold colors. Some designs also include a <a href="/droplet">droplet</a>&nbsp;icon on the bottle.

Most&nbsp;platforms feature a bottle with a pump, though others previously displayed&nbsp;a cylinder with a cap.

Lotion Bottle

A traditional broom, as used for sweeping&mdash;or ridden by a <a href="/mage/">witch</a>. Shown at a 45&deg; angle, with a wooden handle and yellow bristles at the lower left.

Commonly used for various content concerning cleaning, brushing, and figurative sweeps (e.g., in sports or awards). Not to be confused with <a href="/paintbrush/">🖌️&nbsp;Paintbrush</a>.

Broom

A basket, as used for storing or carrying such things as food or clothes. Appearance widely varies across platforms but generally depicted as woven from wicker with one or more handles. Commonly used to represent doing laundry or having a picnic.

Apple and WhatsApp&rsquo;s designs, featuring a white cloth, suggest a <a href="/bread/">bread</a> or picnic basket. Samsung&rsquo;s design displays green fabric, as knitted from <a href="/yarn/">yarn</a>.

Microsoft&rsquo;s design <a href="/microsoft/windows-11/basket/">previously</a> suggested&nbsp;a laundry basket by holding a blue garment or cloth.

Not to be confused with <a href="/wastebasket/">🗑️&nbsp;Wastebasket</a>.

Basket

A roll of paper, as toilet paper (toilet tissue). May also be a roll of kitchen/paper towels. Depicted at various angles, with a sheet unfurling.

Commonly used for toilet paper but may also be used for various content concerning <a href="/toilet/">toilets</a>, going to the bathroom, bathrooms, cleaning, or paper more generally.

Roll of Paper

A few floating bubbles. May be used to represent soap suds, carbonation, or an effervescent personality.

Bubbles

A brightly colored plastic toothbrush with white bristles.

Used to talk about oral hygiene, daily routines, or something that is fresh and clean.&nbsp;

Toothbrush

A <a href="/peanuts/">peanut</a>-shaped sponge, as used for cleaning or bathing. Generally depicted in yellow and at different angles across platforms. Commonly used for various content concerning bathing, washing, and cleaning.

Sponge

A water closet is a name used for public toilet, bathroom or restroom used in some countries. Typically abbreviated to the letters WC, this may be found on signage in public buildings, as an alternative to the <a title="🚻 Restroom" href="/restroom/">restroom</a> symbol.

Water Closet

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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.

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

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, Roblox, 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.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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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 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.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

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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Sample emoji designs developed by Emojipedia for illustrative purposes.

Unicode 11.0 was released on June 5,&nbsp;2018.&nbsp;Emojis that require new code points for release are listed on this page&nbsp;but for the full 2018 emoji list&nbsp;see&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.

Emoji 11.0 includes every new emoji, including variations for skin tone, gender and new emojis that don&#39;t require additional code points, such as the <a href="/chess-pawn/">chess pawn</a> or <a href="/pirate-flag/">pirate flag</a> which are not shown on this page.

WhatsApp has its own emoji designs which are displayed on all WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp Web.

One emoji supported by WhatsApp but no other platform is the&nbsp;<a href="/flag-for-texas-ustx/">Texas Flag emoji</a>. This is a valid subdivision flag supported by Unicode, but not listed within any Unicode emoji release and as of 2019 is not supported by any other major vendors.

In 2021 WhatsApp introduced a&nbsp;<a href="/refugee-nation-flag/">Refugee Nation Flag</a> as a <a href="/emoji-zwj-sequence/">ZWJ sequence</a>. Like the <a href="/flag-for-texas-ustx/">Texas Flag emoji</a>, this&nbsp;flag is&nbsp;not supported by any other major vendors.

<img alt="" src="https://em-content.zobj.net/content/2017/12/13/whatsapp-web-emojis-2017.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

Names and meanings of all the emojis in WhatsApp for iPhone, Web, Android and Windows and new WhatsApp emojis for Android. Browse the list of WhatsApp emojis here.

💬 WhatsApp Emoji Meanings — Emojis for WhatsApp on iPhone, Android and Web (Updated: February 2024)

A minor emoji update that changed the <a href="/racing-car">🏎️ Racing Car</a> emoji as part of a campaign by WhatsApp and the&nbsp;Mercedes-Benz F1 team.

2.24.8.85

Beginning rollout on 2024-02-02, WhatsApp&nbsp;2.23.2.72 debut support for a subset of 2023&#39;s <a href="/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a> recommendations.

Additionally, this update introduced gender-neutral designs for a series of people emojis that previously displayed a gendered appearance on the platform.&nbsp;

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🧼 Soap on WhatsApp 2.19.352

🧼 Soap on WhatsApp 2.19.352

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