The bear emoji is the internet’s cozy-but-could-maul-you mascot—perfect for “hibernation mode,” massive “bear hugs,” or signaling protective mama/papa-bear energy. It pops up in finance and crypto talk to announce a bearish market, and in sports trash talk for teams like the Chicago Bears. In LGBTQ+ slang, it can be a flirty nod to the “bear” community—rugged, warm, and proudly fuzzy. It also suits camping selfies, forest-core aesthetics, and any text that says, “I’m cute, but do not poke me before coffee.”
On Apple devices, it’s a friendly brown bear face viewed head-on: rich chocolate fur, round teddy-like ears, a light beige muzzle, dot eyes, and a tiny black nose with a subtle, calm smile. The clean, plush-toy styling makes it instantly recognizable and less “grizzly charge,” more “teddy on a shelf”—a vibe that softens even the spiciest caption.
Culturally, it conjures everything from Winnie-the-Pooh and Yogi Bear to Paddington and Goldilocks—wholesome icons with snack-based priorities. Expect it in memes like “do not disturb—hibernating,” sarcastic “grrr” replies, or punny captions (“un-bear-ably cute,” sorry not sorry). Whether you’re signaling rugged outdoorsy energy, a nap the size of Alaska, or a market dip, this emoji does the heavy lifting with one fuzzy glance.
Definition
One of the best bears this cute little thing looks more like a stuffed animal. Great for a snuggle!
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
75 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:bear:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Bear Face
Brown Bear
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Animal Faces
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Human/living Things
Unicode Subcategory
Animal Faces
Names & Annotations
BEAR FACE
Symbol Information
U+1F43B proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-1C1
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[クマ]
KDDI
#346 くま 「kuma」 U+E5C1 SJIS-F7F1 JIS-7873
Softbank
#110 #old81 熊 U+E051 SJIS-F992
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e051
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E051
Decimal Code Point(s)
57425
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x81 0x91
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 81 91
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 201 221
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE051
UTF-16 Hex
e051
UTF-16 Dec
57425
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E051
UTF-32 Hex
E051
UTF-32 Dec
57425
Python Src
u"\uE051"
PHP Src
"\xee\x81\x91"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE051"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🐻
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🐻
Decimal HTML Entity
🐻
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🐻
Hex Code Point(s)
1f43b
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F43B
Decimal Code Point(s)
128059
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x90 0xBB
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 90 BB
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 220 273
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDC3B
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddc3b
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56379
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F43B
UTF-32 Hex
01F43B
UTF-32 Dec
128059
Python Src
u"\U0001F43B"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x90\xbb"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDC3B"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
