A single red rose in full bloom, this emoji is the internet's default symbol for romance. It says love, respect, and admiration in one character — dropped in a flirty text, sent to say thanks, or used to close out a compliment with old-fashioned sincerity.
What 🌹 means
This close-up shows a red rose with just a little green stem and stalk visible. Some platforms, however, show a couple of leaves along with the flower.
The 🌹 Rose emoji signifies love, romance, passion, desire, and depth, all based on the color of the rose. It evokes a Valentine's sense of belonging, warmth, affection, connection, and attachment.
How and when to use it
- Roses are red
Violets are blue
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and so are you
Go on, make such silly poems, and don't hesitate to animate the virtual vibe with the 🌹 emoji. - Are you sharing a Valentine's post for your boo (or whatever you call your significant other with love)? Or are you texting your far-away lover for Valentine's? Then, use 🌹 in those contexts!
- You can also use 🌹 while sharing pictures of red roses from your garden or while reposting some eye-candy pictures. Since this emoji only signifies 'Rose', it can be used even for roses that aren't red.
- Use 🌹 in your social media profile name if you love roses, or you love this emoji, or your name is Rose.
- Essentially, 🌹 can be used in the context of love, attachment, and even fairytale-ish 'true love'. For example, if you're posting a picture or a sketch of your favorite Disney couple, then you can use this emoji in that caption.
- Apart from just red roses, 🌹 can also be used in captions for posts that are 'red'; a sexy red lipstick, a red car, a red dress, anything red, maybe even red flags (hahahhah, pain).
Other Names
- 🌹 Red Rose
- 🌹 Red Flower
- 🌹 Rosa
- 🌹 Valentine's Flower
- 🌹 Tragic Rose
- 🌹 Cuckoo Rose
- 🌹 Rosaceae
- 🌹 Rosales
🌹 in real conversations
What does 🌹 mean from a girl?
Romance, love, or respect — the classic 'I care about you' flower, sent for anniversaries, apologies, or just to say someone's appreciated. Softer and more traditional than a straight-up ❤️.
What does 🌹 mean in texting?
Love or admiration, romantic or not. It shows up for genuine crushes, for honoring someone who passed, and for plain compliments — 'you're a whole 🌹' means someone's being called beautiful, inside and out.
Is 🌹 only romantic?
No — it also covers respect and remembrance, not just romance. Used at a memorial or to praise someone's character, it carries none of the flirty weight it has in a couple's conversation.
The lowdown
- Category
- Animals & Nature › plant-flower
- Codepoints
U+1F339- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:rose:- Keywords
- beauty, elegant, flower, love, plant, red, rose, valentine
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
Pairs well with
Tap any combo to copy the whole thing.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🌹 Rose or 🇸🇮 Flag: Slovenia?
Runs with a crowd
🌹 keeps company in flower emojis and love emojis and red emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.