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🌿 Herb Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
A green sprig that officially represents herbs like basil, cilantro, or parsley — but let's be honest, a lot of people use it for a different kind of herb entirely. Context is everything here. In cooking circles, 🌿 means fresh garden herbs and clean eating. In other conversations, it means exactly what you think it means. Either way, it's one of the most commonly used plant emoji across all demographics.
When to Use
Use for cooking with herbs, natural health topics, or general plant references.
Example Usage
- “Fresh herbs from the garden 🌿”
- “Adding basil to the pasta 🌿🍝”
- “Natural remedies 🌿”
Popular Combinations
🌿🍳
Cooking with herbs
🌿💆
Natural wellness
🌿🥗
Fresh salad
How Herb looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🌿 mean in a text message?▼
A green sprig that officially represents herbs like basil, cilantro, or parsley — but let's be honest, a lot of people use it for a different kind of herb entirely. Context is everything here. In cooking circles, 🌿 means fresh garden herbs and clean eating. In other conversations, it means exactly what you think it means. Either way, it's one of the most commonly used plant emoji across all demographics. Use for cooking with herbs, natural health topics, or general plant references. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Is 🌿 used as slang or with hidden meanings?▼
Some animal and nature emoji have picked up slang meanings on social media. For example, 🐍 can mean "sneaky person" and 🍑 has well-known double meanings. The Herb emoji is primarily used for its literal meaning, but always consider context.
When was 🌿 added to the emoji standard?▼
Animal and nature emoji have been added across many Unicode versions. New animals are proposed to the Unicode Consortium each year, and each must go through a formal review process before being approved. Check the "Added" field above for the specific Unicode version.
What is the shortcode for 🌿?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:herb:` to insert the Herb emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f33f
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:herb:Keywords
vegetableplantmedicineweedgrasslawn
When to Use 🌿 Herb
Use for cooking with herbs, natural health topics, or general plant references.
- •Send 🌿 when you want to express or reference "herb" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🌿 in conversations about vegetable or plant to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🌿 Herb on social media posts, stories, or comments related to herb
- •Combine 🌿 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about vegetable, plant, medicine
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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