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What Does Each Bear Emoji 🐻🧸🐼🐨 Mean?

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Last Updated: September 9, 2024 Fact Checked

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🐻 Meanings & Uses

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🐻❄️ Meaning & Uses

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🧸 Meanings & Uses

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🐼 Meaning & Uses

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🐨 Meaning & Uses

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Bear Emoticons

Bears—they’re oh-so cute and 100% adorable! But when someone sends you a bear emoji, what does it mean? Are they saying you’re cute and adorable, or is there another meaning? In this article, we’ve decoded all the different bear emojis and their uses. So, keep reading to learn what the 🐻 (bear), 🧸 (teddy bear), 🐼 (panda bear), and 🐨 (koala bear) emojis really mean!

Bear Emoji Meaning Breakdowns

The bear 🐻 emoji is commonly used to talk about wildlife and nature. In the gay community, it also symbolizes large, hairy men.
A teddy bear 🧸 emoji can be a sign of love and affection from a crush. It may also represent childhood and toys.
The panda bear 🐼 emoji represents all things cute and cuddly. It’s also used when discussing Chinese culture.
A koala bear 🐨 emoji can be used most when discussing Australia. It could also be used to say something’s cute.

Section 1 of 6:

What does the bear 🐻 emoji mean?

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The 🐻 emoji can be used to talk about bears or wildlife in general. Wildfires and wildlife conservation have been associated with a brown bear for many generations, thanks to Smokey Bear. ^{[1]
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Research source} Because of this, a 🐻 emoji is often used with other nature emojis when discussing wildlife or being outdoors. ^{[2]
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- “A weekend in nature? Perfect. 🐻🌲☀️”
- “Be safe tonight! If you make s’mores, remember what Smokey says 🐻😉”
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A 🐻 emoji also represents a larger, hairier gay man in the LGBTQ+ community. In gay culture, a Bear is a commonly acknowledged body type, typically a gay men who's not ashamed of his large or burly physique and has noticeable body hair. ^{[3]
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Go to source} They also tend to be more masculine-acting, but this is a generalization. In this context, a 🐻 emoji may be used next to pronouns or a gay flag to show how someone identifies.
- “He/him/they 🐻🏳️‍🌈”
- “I’m looking for a 🐻 who can take care of me, if you know what I mean 🤭👬”

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What does the 🐻❄️ (bear + snowflake) combo mean?

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🐻❄️ (bear + snowflake) is the ZWJ sequence for the polar bear 🐻‍❄️ emoji. When paired with a ❄️ emoji, a 🐻 emoji looks like a white polar bear. While there is a polar bear emoji available on most devices, the specific ZWJ Sequence to make a polar bear 🐻‍❄️ is 🐻❄️ (bear + snowflake). ^{[4]
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Research source} So, if someone sends you 🐻❄️, they’re trying to create a 🐻‍❄️ or are likely talking about a polar bear.
- “I can’t wait to see 🐻❄️ at the zoo!”
- “Have you seen that 🐻❄️ documentary? So cool! 🤯”
- A ZWJ Sequence is a combination of multiple emojis that displays or creates a single emoji. ^{[5]
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What does the teddy bear 🧸 emoji mean?

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A 🧸 emoji represents toys and childhood. Sitting up with a gentle smile, this emoji depiction of a favorite childhood toy is the perfect representation of all things kid! The 🧸 emoji is commonly paired with other child-like emojis to convey childhood and toys.
- “Remember to bring your old toys to tonight’s toy drive! 🏎️🧸⚽🚂”
- “I remember when Davie was that little 🥹 He carried his 🧸 around everywhere!”
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The 🧸 emoji is also a sign of love from a crush or partner. When you think about Valentine’s Day, what do you think of? We bet the first things that come to mind are hearts and teddy bears! Teddy bears are often associated with love, and the 🧸 emoji is no different (especially when it comes from a special girl or guy in your life). A crush or partner may send this (along with other loving emojis) to say that they have warm feelings for you. ^{[6]
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- “Happy Valentine’s Day, my love 🧸❤️”
- “Have I ever told you you’re cute? 🧸”

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What does the panda bear 🐼 emoji mean?

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The 🐼 emoji represents anything Chinese. With its round face, tiny nose, and large black eyes, is there anything cuter than a panda bear? This emoji is a perfect depiction of the adorable animal and is most commonly used when talking about pandas, Chinese culture, or something that is outrageously cute. ^{[7]
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- “One day, I’ll get to see 🐼 in China 🇨🇳”
- “Did you watch the video I sent you? SO CUTE 🐼😍”

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What does the koala bear 🐨 emoji mean?

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The 🐨 emoji is a symbol for all things Australian. This adorable emoji is a wonderful depiction of one of Australia's most famous animals—koalas! A 🐨 emoji is commonly used when discussing Australia, nature, or anything sweet and cute. ^{[8]
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- “Guess where we are? 🐨🇦🇺🦘”
- “I think 🐨 are my favorite animal! Just look at that sweet face 🥹”

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Bear Emoticons

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Copy and paste these bear emoticons for a unique, old-school look. If emojis aren’t your jam, no worries! There are plenty of other clever ways you can send your friend a text with an adorable bear. Take a look at these bear emoticons, copy one you like, and paste it into a message:
- ┏ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ┛
- ʕ ◕ᴥ◕ ʔ
- ᵔᴥᵔ
- ＼ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ／
- ʕ ● ᴥ ●ʔ
- ʕ •ₒ• ʔ
- ʕ – ᴥ – ʔ
- ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ
- ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
- ˙✧˖°ʕ•ﻌ•ʔᡣ𐭩⋆｡˚
- ʢᴗ.ᴗʡᶻ

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Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones

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This article was reviewed by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones and by wikiHow staff writer, Aly Rusciano . Anyah Gilmore-Jones is a Social Media Marketing Expert based in Nashville, Tennessee. An innovative experiential and social media marketer, Anyah is skilled at creating engaging brand experiences and leverages her passion for connecting people and ideas to drive organic growth for purpose-driven brands. As the founder of GROW by Gilmore, a social media strategy company, Anyah develops data-driven social media strategies focused on authentic community building. She has over 4 years of experience spearheading viral campaigns and producing content for brands like HBCU Buzz, Black & Scholared, SHEIN, and Project Art Collective. She received her BA from Howard University in Political Science and Government.

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