The tulip is your soft-launch of affection—sweet, simple, and unmistakably spring. People drop it into texts to say “thinking of you,” to pretty up a caption, or to deliver a gentle flirt that doesn’t scream bouquet-on-the-porch energy. It’s big in cottagecore and coquette vibes, often sprinkled in pastel-heavy feeds, and it pairs well with compliments, apologies, and “you got this” pep talks. Ironic mode? Toss a tulip after a spicy take to soften the blow—like handing the timeline a tiny apology flower.
On Apple devices, the tulip shows up as a single pink-magenta bloom on a long green stem with two smooth leaves hugging either side. The petals are semi-closed with glossy gradient shading, angled slightly like it’s posing for a tasteful spring headshot—no vase, no extras, just a clean, photogenic flower. It’s instantly recognizable for Mother’s Day captions, spring announcements, Easter brunch invites, and “currently frolicking in a field” humblebrags. Culturally, it nods to Dutch flower fields (and the legendary Tulip Mania bubble), travel pics from Amsterdam or Keukenhof, and the universal language of “I brought you something pretty, digitally.”
Definition
A tulip flower with leaves. Best when planted in large groups and can come in many different colors. Grows from a blub, blooms in the spring and returns year after year (perennial). Order women, Bruce Willis, and the Easter bunny love tulips. The Easter bunny probably loves tulips because they look like a large colored egg on a stick.
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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.
