Bear Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Bear ๐ป mean?
Represents bears or, informally, a big warm hug ('bear hug').
Like the rest of the Animals & Nature category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. As with most emojis, its exact meaning can shift depending on who you're texting and what came before it in the conversation. It's frequently used near emojis like Monkey Face and Monkey, which cover similar ground.
๐ก Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).
How to use Bear ๐ป in a sentence
- Need a bear hug right now ๐ป
- Hibernating this winter, don't wait up ๐ป
- Big teddy bear energy ๐ป
Bear ๐ป in other languages
French
ours
Mandarin
็
German
Bรคr
Hindi
เคญเคพเคฒเฅ เคเคพ เคเฅเคนเคฐเคพ
Japanese
ใฏใใฎ้ก
Korean
๊ณฐ ์ผ๊ตด
Portuguese
rosto de urso
Spanish
oso
Russian
ะผะพัะดะฐ ะผะตะดะฒะตะดั
Arabic
ูุฌู ุฏุจ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bear ๐ป emoji mean?
Represents bears or, informally, a big warm hug ('bear hug').
How do people use the Bear ๐ป emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Need a bear hug right now ๐ป" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Can I download the Bear ๐ป emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Bear as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Bear ๐ป emoji?
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).
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Cross-platform view of Bear ๐ป
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Bear looks across the most common platforms.
Combinations with Bear ๐ป
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