What does 🌱 Seedling mean?
A tiny green sprout pushing up two leaves. It stands for growth and new beginnings, whether that is a garden bed, a new habit or a fresh chapter in life. Vegans and eco-conscious people use it for plant-based food and sustainability, and founders use it for early-stage startups. As a reaction, it gently says “still learning, still growing” without any pressure.
🌱 Seedling is an emoji from the Animals & Nature category (plants, trees & leaves), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about plant, sapling, sprout and young.
Example messages
🌱 Seedling on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Seedling looks on each platform.
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Seedling emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Seedling 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 :seedling:.
When was the Seedling emoji added?
🌱 Seedling 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 Seedling. The underlying code (U+1F331) 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.