๐ŸŒบHibiscus emoji
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๐ŸŒบHibiscus Emoji

Generally, the ๐ŸŒบ emoji means โ€œhibiscus flowerโ€ or just a pretty flower. People use it to express positivity and good vibes in texts.

The ๐ŸŒบ emoji represents a hibiscus flower.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F33A
Released
2010
Shortcode
:hibiscus:
Skin tones
No
๐ŸŒบ
Your device
01 โ€” Meaning

What does the ๐ŸŒบ Hibiscus emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, the ๐ŸŒบ emoji means โ€œhibiscus flowerโ€ or just a pretty flower. People use it to express positivity and good vibes in texts. It's a simple way to add a bit of color to a conversation. ๐ŸŒบ sits in cute emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in summer emojis, nature emojis and animal emojis.
Where it comes from
The ๐ŸŒบ emoji represents a hibiscus flower. Itโ€™s often used to express feelings of beauty, warmth, and tropical vibes. People use it when talking about vacations, flowers, or anything that feels bright and cheerful. Youโ€™ll see it most often when someone wants to send a little bit of sunshine or evoke a feeling of paradise. It can also just be a pretty flower emoji!
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 2.

flower emojiplant emoji

People also look for it as hibiscus flower emoji.

02 โ€” Platforms

Hibiscus emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F33A. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 9.

Hibiscus emoji on Apple
Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS
Hibiscus emoji on Google
Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome
Hibiscus emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps
Hibiscus emoji on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook, Messenger
Hibiscus emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems
Hibiscus emoji on Samsung
Samsung
Galaxy, One UI
Hibiscus emoji on Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent
Hibiscus emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android
Hibiscus emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes
03 โ€” Copy & codes

Hibiscus emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :hibiscus:.

All emoji copy and paste โ†’

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F33A.

04 โ€” How to type

How to type the ๐ŸŒบ Hibiscus emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F33A when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search โ€œhibiscusโ€. No emoji key? Settings โ†’ General โ†’ Keyboard โ†’ Keyboards โ†’ Add New Keyboard โ†’ Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type โ€œhibiscusโ€.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :hibiscus: and it converts to ๐ŸŒบ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🌺, in CSS \1F33A, in JavaScript \u{1F33A}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.
05 โ€” Download

Hibiscus emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files โ€” one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library โ†’
06 โ€” Combinations

Hibiscus emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around hibiscus for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations โ†’
Cute hibiscus combos
Aesthetic hibiscus combos
Dark hibiscus combos
Party hibiscus combos
Love hibiscus combos
Cool hibiscus combos
Mood hibiscus combos
Flex hibiscus combos
Unhinged hibiscus combos
Soft hibiscus combos
Late night hibiscus combos
Summer hibiscus combos
Gaming hibiscus combos
Y2K hibiscus combos
08 โ€” In conversation

What ๐ŸŒบ means from a girl or a guy

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl
If a girl sends you a ๐ŸŒบ, she's likely trying to make you feel good. Itโ€™s often a compliment โ€“ she thinks youโ€™re beautiful or that something is lovely. It can also be a friendly gesture, showing sheโ€™s thinking of you.
From a guy
If a guy sends you a ๐ŸŒบ, itโ€™s usually a compliment, just like with a girl. Itโ€™s a way of saying he appreciates something or finds you attractive. Donโ€™t overthink it; itโ€™s generally a positive sign.
How to reply
You could reply with: "Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜Š", "You too! ๐Ÿ’–", "Sunshine vibes! โ˜€๏ธ", or โ€œAbsolutely! ๐ŸŒบโ€.
Used in a sentence
09 โ€” Around the world

What ๐ŸŒบ means in other countries

Reads as tropical and decorative broadly, but worn in the hair it signals relationship status in parts of the Pacific.

Changes meaning depending on where you are
Hawaii/Pacific Islands

Worn tucked behind the ear, it traditionally signals whether someone is single or taken.

general social media

Just tropical, summery imagery โ€” vacations, flowers, warm-weather posts.

Before you send it: Send it freely for tropical vibes; the relationship-status meaning depends on how and where itโ€™s worn, not the emoji.

10 โ€” Apps

What ๐ŸŒบ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, the ๐ŸŒบ emoji means โ€œhibiscus flowerโ€ or just a pretty flower. People use it to express positivity and good vibes in texts. In comments and captions it is read the same way โ€” the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws ๐ŸŒบ with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only ๐ŸŒบ in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :hibiscus:. Discord renders Twemoji, so ๐ŸŒบ looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop โ€” press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste ๐ŸŒบ from the copy button above.
12 โ€” History

Where the ๐ŸŒบ Hibiscus emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

SoftBankJ-Phone, 2000s
Hibiscus emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone
J-Phone
AppleiOS
Hibiscus emoji, Apple, iOS 16.4
iOS 16.4
Hibiscus emoji, Apple, iOS 17.4
iOS 17.4
Hibiscus emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4
iOS 18.4
Hibiscus emoji, Apple, iOS 26
iOS 26
GoogleAndroid
Hibiscus emoji, Google, Blob, 2017
Blob, 2017
Hibiscus emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017
Redesign, 2017
Hibiscus emoji, Google, Android 2018
Android 2018
Hibiscus emoji, Google, Android 2020
Android 2020
Twitter / XTwemoji
Hibiscus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Hibiscus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Hibiscus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Hibiscus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time โ€” U+1F33A never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

1997โ€“2008
Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. ๐ŸŒบ existed there as KDDI au EA94, SoftBank E303. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all โ€” Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010
Added to the standard

Hibiscus was approved as U+1F33A and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today
Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ๐ŸŒบ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes โ€” only the picture does.

13 โ€” FAQ

Hibiscus emoji โ€” questions people actually ask

What does the ๐ŸŒบ Hibiscus emoji mean?
Generally, the ๐ŸŒบ emoji means โ€œhibiscus flowerโ€ or just a pretty flower. People use it to express positivity and good vibes in texts. It's a simple way to add a bit of color to a conversation.
What does ๐ŸŒบ mean from a girl?
If a girl sends you a ๐ŸŒบ, she's likely trying to make you feel good. Itโ€™s often a compliment โ€“ she thinks youโ€™re beautiful or that something is lovely. It can also be a friendly gesture, showing sheโ€™s thinking of you.
What does ๐ŸŒบ mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you a ๐ŸŒบ, itโ€™s usually a compliment, just like with a girl. Itโ€™s a way of saying he appreciates something or finds you attractive. Donโ€™t overthink it; itโ€™s generally a positive sign.
How do you reply to the ๐ŸŒบ emoji?
You could reply with: "Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜Š", "You too! ๐Ÿ’–", "Sunshine vibes! โ˜€๏ธ", or โ€œAbsolutely! ๐ŸŒบโ€.
What else is the ๐ŸŒบ emoji called?
Hibiscus is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as โ€œflower emojiโ€, โ€œplant emojiโ€ and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F33A.
What is the Unicode code for ๐ŸŒบ?
The Hibiscus emoji is U+1F33A, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🌺, and in CSS as \1F33A.
How do I copy and paste the ๐ŸŒบ emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page โ€” ๐ŸŒบ goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :hibiscus: for Slack and Discord.
Does ๐ŸŒบ look the same on every phone?
No. Hibiscus is drawn separately by each vendor โ€” Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F33A. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.