Flower emoji
Copy any flower emoji — cherry blossom 🌸, rose 🌹, sunflower 🌻, tulip 🌷, bouquet 💐, lotus 🪷 and more — and see which flower says love, thanks, spring or sympathy.
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Which flower means what
Flowers carry real-world meanings and the emoji inherit them. 🌹 (rose) is romance and Valentine’s Day. 🌸 (cherry blossom) is spring, softness and Japan, and it is the most used flower for a gentle, pretty tone. 🌻 (sunflower) is warmth and cheer, and since 2022 it has also been widely used to show support for Ukraine, whose national flower it is. 🌷 (tulip) is fresh and simple; 💐 (bouquet) is a gift, thanks or congratulations.
🪷 (lotus, Emoji 14.0) means calm, meditation and yoga. 🌺 (hibiscus) is tropical and holiday-ish. 🥀 (wilted flower) is sadness, a failed romance or a joke about neglect. 🪻 (hyacinth, Emoji 15.0) is the newest and mainly decorative; it also has a following in some LGBTQ+ communities. 🌼 (blossom) is a plain daisy-like flower for everything else.
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| cherry blossomU+1F338 | Spring, pretty captions, soft affection | Very common; can feel generic | |
| roseU+1F339 | Romance, passion, Valentine’s | Strongly romantic | |
| sunflowerU+1F33B | Cheer, warmth, Ukraine solidarity | Context sets which | |
| tulipU+1F337 | Fresh, simple, thank you | Neutral | |
| bouquetU+1F490 | Congratulations, thanks, a gift | Best in messages, less in captions | |
| lotusU+1FAB7 | Calm, wellness, meditation | Newer; check support | |
| wilted flowerU+1F940 | Sadness, wilting romance, dark humour | Reads as bleak |
Flower combos and captions
- 🌸🌷🌼 — a spring strip for captions
- 🌹❤️ — romance, or 🌹🍷 for date night
- 💐🎉 — congratulations
- 🌻☀️ — sunny mood
- 🪷🧘 — calm and yoga
All of these can be built and copied in the combo studio. The sparkles emoji pairs with almost any flower for an “aesthetic” look.
Questions people ask
What does the 🌸 emoji mean?
Cherry blossom: spring, beauty, gentleness and Japanese culture. It is the go-to flower for a soft, pretty tone in captions.
Which flower emoji means love?
🌹 rose is the romantic one. 💐 bouquet is affection or thanks without the romance.
Is there a daisy emoji?
Not by that name. 🌼 (blossom) is the closest, a yellow daisy-like flower; there is no separate daisy character in Emoji 18.0.
