The hibiscus emoji is a one-tap teleport to island time: think beach breezes, fruity drinks, and your OOO set to “Aloha.” People drop it in captions to manifest vacation vibes, announce a tropical getaway, or style a feed with resort-core energy and hot-girl-summer flourish. It also pops up with food and drink chatter—hibiscus tea, agua de jamaica, Caribbean sorrel—so don’t be surprised when it shows up next to a mocktail pic or a tea haul.
On Apple devices, it’s a lush scarlet bloom seen head-on with five velvety petals, a deeper red center, a perky yellow stamen dusted with pollen dots, and two glossy green leaves—basically a Hawaiian shirt pattern come to life. The hibiscus gets used flirtatiously (flower-behind-the-ear energy), dramatically (“booking a one-way ticket to sunshine”), and sarcastically during a snowstorm to cope with the cold. It’s culturally tied to tropical aesthetics and leis in Hawai‘i and widely recognized across the Pacific and beyond, so it instantly sells “paradise.” Online, it’s the go-to flourish for beach wedding invites, spa-day mood boards, and that soft-life playlist you swear reduces stress by 30%.
Meme-wise, it pairs flawlessly with palm trees and cocktail emojis for “vacay flex,” or lands as a cheeky sign-off when you’re mentally on a hammock even if your body is in a meeting. TL;DR: if your message needs sunshine, a little flirt, or a colorful “wish you were here,” this blossom does the heavy lifting.
Definition
Hibiscus flowers grow in warmer climates, can be vary large and are a cherished delicacy of tortoises. There are hundreds of species of hibiscus flowers and range in many colors.
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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)
615 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:hibiscus:
Keywords
Hibiscus, Flower, Warm
Previous Names:
Pink flower
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Plant Symbols
Editorial Comment
Pink flower with 5 pedals and anthers. The flower looks as though it is laying on something.
