What does π mean?
Honeybee: bees, hard work, nature β and a pun for the letter 'B'.
Its official Unicode name is HONEYBEE and its CLDR short name is "honeybee" (in Hungarian: "mΓ©h"). It belongs to the Animals & Nature group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- animal
- bee
- bumblebee
- honey
- insect
- nature
- spring
In Hungarian: Γ‘llat, darΓ‘zs, dongΓ³, hΓ‘zimΓ©h, mΓ©hecske, rovar, tavasz, termΓ©szet
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F41D. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- HONEYBEE
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- mΓ©h
- English name (CLDR)
- honeybee
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Animals & Nature Β· animal bug
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :bee: :honeybee:
Related emojis
- Butterfly
- Snail
- Monarch butterfly
- Bug
- Ant
- Beetle
- Lady beetle
- Cricket
Frequently asked questions
What does the π emoji mean?
Honeybee: bees, hard work, nature β and a pun for the letter 'B'.
How do I type the π emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "animal".
When was the π emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.