bear Emoji
🐻 · U+1F43B · Emoji 0.6
What does the bear emoji mean?
A large, carnivorous mammal, the bear emoji represents the animal itself, and is often used figuratively to convey strength, resilience, or a gentle and cuddly nature, while in slang it can also represent a rugged or untamed individual, and is sometimes used to express endearment or affection, particularly in the context of a "teddy bear" as a symbol of love or friendship. The bear emoji can also symbolize a protective or defensive attitude, as in "being bearish" about a situation. In some cultural contexts, the bear emoji may be used to represent a specific species, such as the grizzly or polar bear.
bear emoji examples
- just saw a bear on my hike today 🐻
- you're as strong as a bear 🐻 love you
How to copy the bear emoji
To use the bear emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F43B), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
bear emoji on different platforms
How the bear emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
bear Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🐻 |
| Name | bear |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Codepoints | U+1F43B |
| Shortcode | :bear: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
bear Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F43B, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :bear:.
People also search for the bear emoji as animal, face, grizzly, growl, honey.