Beetle Emoji

Animals

A detailed illustration of a beetle, typically colored in shades of green or iridescent brown. It features the characteristic segmented body, hard wing covers, and visible antennae found in most species of the order Coleoptera.

Usage Context

Frequently used in conversations about gardening, nature, or identifying specific insects found in the backyard. It is often sent alongside the 🐞 lady beetle or the 🦋 butterfly to discuss wildlife, or used figuratively to refer to someone who is being a 'pest.'

History

The beetle was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. Its inclusion followed increased requests from users looking to represent the sheer diversity of the insect world, as previous options were limited to common household pests or butterflies.

Details

Glyph

🪲

Unicode

U+1FAB2

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fab2:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEB2;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory animal-bug

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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