🧸 Teddy Bear Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🧸 Teddy Bear emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🧸 emoji means someone is feeling cute, soft, or wants to show affection. It's often used to express warmth and kindness in a text conversation. 🧸 sits in aesthetic emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in cute emojis, coquette emojis and kpop emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🧸 emoji represents a teddy bear. It’s almost always used to express something cute, comforting, or nostalgic. People use it when they want to show affection, offer support, or talk about happy memories from childhood. You might see it in responses to good news, to offer sympathy, or just to lighten a mood. It’s a pretty versatile emoji for expressing warmth.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

bear emojiplaything emojiplush emojistuffed emojiteddy emojitoy emoji

02 — Platforms

Teddy Bear emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the teddy bear as 9 vendors ship it.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Teddy Bear emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :teddy_bear:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the teddy bear, code point U+1F9F8.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🧸 Teddy Bear emoji

No picker to hand? The teddy bear can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “teddy bear”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → 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 “teddy bear”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :teddy_bear: and it converts to 🧸 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🧸, in CSS \1F9F8, in JavaScript \u{1F9F8}.

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 — Download

Teddy Bear emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the teddy bear as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Teddy Bear emoji combinations

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

All combinations →

Party teddy bear combos

Cool teddy bear combos

Aesthetic teddy bear combos

Cute teddy bear combos

Dark teddy bear combos

Love teddy bear combos

Mood teddy bear combos

Flex teddy bear combos

Unhinged teddy bear combos

Soft teddy bear combos

Late night teddy bear combos

Summer teddy bear combos

Gaming teddy bear combos

Y2K teddy bear combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🧸 means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

When a girl sends you a 🧸, she’s likely trying to show she cares about you and finds you adorable. It's a sweet way to express feelings of fondness or affection. It doesn't always mean romantic interest, but it’s a positive sign.

From a guy

If a guy sends you a 🧸, it’s usually just a friendly gesture. He might be trying to be cute, or simply showing he’s thinking of you. It doesn't necessarily indicate deeper feelings, but it’s a nice, uncomplicated expression of care.

How to reply

If someone sends you a 🧸, you could reply with: “You too! 😊”, “Thanks, that’s so sweet 🧸💖”, “Makes me smile 🧸😁”, or “Feeling the warmth 🧸☀️”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🧸 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F9F8, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 🧸 emoji means someone is feeling cute, soft, or wants to show affection. It's often used to express warmth and kindness in a text conversation. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🧸 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🧸 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :teddy_bear:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🧸 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🧸 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Teddy Bear emoji

Same family (game) — often confused with teddy bear or used alongside it.

Activities →

🎱Pool 8 Ball 🪀Yo-yo 🪁Kite 🎲Game Die ♟️Chess Pawn 🎯Bullseye 🎮Video Game 🎰Slot Machine 🧩Puzzle Piece 🕹️Joystick 🔫Water Pistol 🔮Crystal Ball

Collections 🧸 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

aesthetic emojis cute emojis coquette emojis kpop emojis activity emojis

10 — History

Where the 🧸 Teddy Bear emoji came from

When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.

AppleiOS

Teddy Bear emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Teddy Bear emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Twitter / XTwemoji

Teddy Bear emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Teddy Bear emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F9F8 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.

2018

Added to the standard

Teddy Bear was approved as U+1F9F8 and shipped in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

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

11 — FAQ

Teddy Bear emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🧸 Teddy Bear emoji mean?

Generally, the 🧸 emoji means someone is feeling cute, soft, or wants to show affection. It's often used to express warmth and kindness in a text conversation.

What does 🧸 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you a 🧸, she’s likely trying to show she cares about you and finds you adorable. It's a sweet way to express feelings of fondness or affection. It doesn't always mean romantic interest, but it’s a positive sign.

What does 🧸 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you a 🧸, it’s usually just a friendly gesture. He might be trying to be cute, or simply showing he’s thinking of you. It doesn't necessarily indicate deeper feelings, but it’s a nice, uncomplicated expression of care.

How do you reply to the 🧸 emoji?

If someone sends you a 🧸, you could reply with: “You too! 😊”, “Thanks, that’s so sweet 🧸💖”, “Makes me smile 🧸😁”, or “Feeling the warmth 🧸☀️”.

What else is the 🧸 emoji called?

Teddy Bear is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “bear emoji”, “plaything emoji”, “plush emoji”, “stuffed emoji”, “teddy emoji”, “toy emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F9F8.

What is the Unicode code for 🧸?

The Teddy Bear emoji is U+1F9F8, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). In HTML you can write it as 🧸, and in CSS as \1F9F8.

How do I copy and paste the 🧸 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🧸 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :teddy_bear: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🧸 look the same on every phone?

No. Teddy Bear is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F9F8. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🧸Teddy Bear Emoji

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