Hibiscus Emoji

Animals

A vibrant, tropical hibiscus flower in full bloom, typically featuring bright pink or red petals with a prominent yellow stamen. It captures the distinct, trumpet-like shape associated with warm-weather climates.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for signaling a tropical vacation, a love for nature, or a relaxed, island-inspired vibe. It is frequently sent alongside ocean-related icons like 🌊 or 🏖️ to set a scene of relaxation or warm weather.

History

The hibiscus was added to the Unicode set in 2010 as part of the broader effort to bring more diverse plant life to digital communication. It was heavily influenced by the visual shorthand used in early Japanese mobile messaging services, where regional flowers were used to quickly convey seasonal or destination-based messages.

Details

Glyph

🌺

Unicode

U+1F33A

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f33a:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF3A;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Animals

Subcategory plant-flower

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

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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