White flower emoji 💮
💮 is the white flower: a stylised pink-edged blossom, often with Japanese text inside. It is a “well done” stamp: Japanese teachers stamp a flower (大変よくできました, “very…
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What the white flower 💮 emoji means
💮 is the white flower: a stylised pink-edged blossom, often with Japanese text inside. It is a “well done” stamp: Japanese teachers stamp a flower (大変よくできました, “very well done”) on good homework, which is why Apple’s design includes those characters. It means excellent, well done, approved — a soft alternative to ✅ or 💯 — and, outside Japan, simply a pretty white flower. Original 2010 emoji. The real blossom is 🌸 on the flower emoji page; the rosette badge is 🏵️.
Unicode name: white flower · U+1F4AE · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Animals & Nature.
How people use it
- Well done: praise, good work
- Approval: a gentle tick
- Japanese culture: school stamps
- White aesthetic: with 🤍 ☁️
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| white flowerU+1F4AE | Well done stamp | |
| cherry blossomU+1F338 | Real blossom | |
| rosetteU+1F3F5 U+FE0F | Badge | |
| check mark buttonU+2705 | Approved | |
| hundred pointsU+1F4AF | Perfect score |
Questions people ask
What does 💮 mean?
“Well done” — it is the flower stamp Japanese teachers put on good work. Also just a white flower.
What does the text inside 💮 say?
On Apple it reads 大変よくできました, “very well done”.
What does 💮 mean from a girl?
Praise or a pretty flower, depending on context.
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.
