What does ๐ Honeybee mean?
A striped honeybee with tiny wings. It represents being a busy bee, springtime and honey. Save-the-bees campaigns use it for pollinator awareness. Bee puns like โbee-autifulโ and โbee mineโ are common, and Beyoncรฉ fans in the Beyhive use it as their symbol. Spelling bee contestants and gardeners use it too.
๐ Honeybee is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (bugs & insects), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about animal, bee, bumblebee, honey, insect and nature.
Example messages
๐ Honeybee on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Honeybee looks on each platform.
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Honeybee emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Honeybee emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :bee:.
When was the Honeybee emoji added?
๐ Honeybee was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Honeybee. The underlying code (U+1F41D) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.