What does 🌿 Herb mean?
A sprig of fresh green leaves. Cooks use it for basil, mint, rosemary and other garden herbs, while wellness and skincare brands rely on it to signal natural ingredients. It also suits nature walks, green aesthetics and anything organic or plant-based. In some circles it is a discreet nod to cannabis, so context matters. Overall it gives messages a fresh, calm, earthy feel.
🌿 Herb is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (plants, trees & leaves), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about leaf and plant.
Example messages
🌿 Herb on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Herb looks on each platform.
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Herb emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Herb 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 :herb:.
When was the Herb emoji added?
🌿 Herb was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Herb. The underlying code (U+1F33F) 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.