What does 🪲 Beetle mean?
A shiny beetle, often dark with a hard shell. It covers insects, nature walks and bug collecting. Fans of ancient Egypt might connect it with the sacred scarab. It sometimes appears as a pun for the Volkswagen Beetle or the Beatles. It is distinct from the red spotted 🐞 and the caterpillar-like 🐛. It was added in 2020.
🪲 Beetle is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (bugs & insects), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about animal, bug and insect.
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🪲 Beetle on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Beetle looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Beetle emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🪲 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :beetle:.
When was the Beetle emoji added?
🪲 Beetle was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🪲 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Beetle. The underlying code (U+1FAB2) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.