THE CHERRY blossom emoticon is often used online and throughout social media.
This popular emoji has multiple meanings.
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What does the cherry blossom emoji mean?
This aesthetically-pleasing emoticon represents the flower of the cherry blossom tree.
Emojipedia gives a detailed description of this icon, stating: "Depicted as a single, light-pink cherry blossom with five, notched petals and red-tipped stamens in a yellow or white center."
The outlet notes that the cherry blossom is a "traditional symbol" in Japan. There, it is called "sakura" and is commemorated in viewings each year.
It is also used when referencing Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and love.
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As discussed by Dictionary.com, the cherry blossom emoji is also associated with spring and flowers in general, as well as with beauty and the color pink.
As Emojis.Wiki notes, it can also be used to discuss nature and Easter.
Some Twitter users have given the emoji a completely different meaning by associating it with Covid rules and vaccines.
Where is the cherry blossom emoji used?
The cherry blossom can be accessed across multiple devices and platforms.
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Each device or platform offers a subtly different, unique version of the emoji.
These include Apple and Samsung devices, as well as platforms such as Microsoft, WhatsApp, Skype, and Google Noto Color Emoji.
The emoticon is also available for use via social media, including platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
When discussing cherry blossom festivals in Japan, a Twitter user tweeted, in part: "Who else loves watching sakura trees bloom?"
The tweet was shared on March 21, 2018, and ended with a cherry blossom emoji.
In an Instagram post from May 3, 2018, a user shared a photo of an array of pink products and used the cherry blossom emoji when naming the brands.
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On the topic of Covid and vaccines, James Melville shared a tweet in which he used the emoji twice on July 20, 2021.
It said: "The cherry blossom [insert cherry blossom emoji] #LiberalSpring emoji campaign created by myself and the fabulous @jennyrickson has really taken off on Twitter."
He encouraged users to put the cherry blossom emoticon in their profile names "if you stand up against authoritarianism and support civil liberties and freedom. #NoVaccinePassports."
On December 4, 2021, Marthe de Ferrer tweeted, in part: "As a warning - if you start engaging with someone who has [insert cherry blossom emoji] in their Twitter name, they are a lockdown/mask/vaccine conspiracy theorist."
What is the origin of the cherry blossom emoji?
The cherry blossom emoticon has been around for over a decade.
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According to Emojipedia, "Cherry Blossom" was accepted into Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In 2015, it was made part of Emoji 1.0.
