teddy bear Emoji
🧸 · U+1F9F8 · Emoji 11.0
What does the teddy bear emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Cuteness and affection are conveyed by the teddy bear emoji, which literally represents a soft, cuddly toy bear, often given as a gift to show love and care, and is also used figuratively to express fondness or playfulness, as well as in a slang sense to refer to someone who is sweet or endearing, with its meaning extending to comfort and nostalgia, evoking memories of childhood.
How the teddy bear emoji is used
In digital communication, the teddy bear emoji is frequently used in texting and social media captions to add a touch of warmth and personality to messages, with a tone that is often lighthearted and humorous, and is particularly popular among younger generations and on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where it is used to express admiration or adoration, and its usage can vary in tone, from sincere to ironic or playful, depending on the context and the user's intention.
teddy bear emoji examples
- just got my niece the cutest teddy bear 🧸 for her birthday
- you're such a teddy bear 🧸 always looking out for me
How to copy the teddy bear emoji
To use the teddy bear emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9F8), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
teddy bear emoji on different platforms
How the teddy bear emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
teddy bear Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧸 |
| Name | teddy bear |
| Category | Activities |
| Codepoints | U+1F9F8 |
| Shortcode | :teddy_bear: |
| Emoji version | 11.0 |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
teddy bear Emoji FAQ
Cuteness and affection are conveyed by the teddy bear emoji, which literally represents a soft, cuddly toy bear, often given as a gift to show love and care, and is also used figuratively to express fondness or playfulness, as well as in a slang sense to refer to someone who is sweet or endearing, with its meaning extending to comfort and nostalgia, evoking memories of childhood.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🧸 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F9F8, introduced in Emoji version 11.0 (Unicode 11.0). Its shortcode is :teddy_bear:.
People also search for the teddy bear emoji as bear, plaything, plush, stuffed, teddy.