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Fly emoji 🪰

🪰 is the fly: a housefly with red eyes and grey wings. It means flies — a buzzing nuisance, rotting food, “fly on the wall” — and annoyance: someone who keeps buzzing…

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What the fly 🪰 emoji means

🪰 is the fly: a housefly with red eyes and grey wings. It means flies — a buzzing nuisance, rotting food, “fly on the wall” — and annoyance: someone who keeps buzzing around. It also gets the pun “fly” as in stylish (“looking 🪰”). Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Related pests: 🦟 mosquito, 🪳 cockroach; the nicer flyer is 🐝 bee.

Unicode name: fly · U+1FAB0 · Emoji 13.0 (2020) · group: Animals & Nature.

IN A MESSAGEwish I could be a 🪰 on the wall in that meeting

How people use it

  • Flies: summer nuisances, bins
  • Fly on the wall: eavesdropping
  • Annoying: buzzing people
  • Pun: “fly” as in stylish

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
flyU+1FAB0Housefly
mosquitoU+1F99FMosquito
cockroachU+1FAB3Roach
honeybeeU+1F41DBee
butterflyU+1F98BButterfly

Questions people ask

What does 🪰 mean?

A fly — a nuisance, or “fly on the wall”; sometimes the slang “fly” for stylish.

Why can’t I see 🪰?

It needs Emoji 13.0 (iOS 14.2, Android 11 or newer).

What does 🪰 mean from a girl?

Either something is bugging her or a “you look fly” compliment.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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