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lotus

This emoji shows a soft pink lotus with layered petals opening above the water, reflecting the real flower that grows cleanly out of muddy ponds. It represents purity, calm, and spiritual growth. Because the lotus rises unstained from the mud, it often symbolizes peace after struggle, self-healing, and quiet beauty. People also use 🪷 for mindfulness, meditation, yoga, or simply to create a serene and elegant aesthetic.

  • You post a short update after finishing your evening meditation, feeling noticeably calmer than before.

    Tonight’s meditation felt unusually calming 🪷 letting my mind finally settle.

Groups
Animals & Nature
Subgroups
plant-flower
Unicode
U+1FAB7
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E14.0
Cross-cultural

In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus 🪷 represents purity, spiritual awakening, and the ability to rise above suffering. Because a lotus blooms cleanly from muddy water, it embodies the idea of transcending worldly attachments and reaching enlightenment. The emoji can carry a serene, sacred, or contemplative tone in messages inspired by Buddhist imagery.

Cross-cultural

In Chinese culture, the lotus is a long-standing metaphor for moral integrity and inner beauty. It appears frequently in classical poetry as a symbol of remaining pure amid chaos, most famously captured in the phrase “出淤泥而不染,” meaning to emerge unstained from the mud. The emoji can express admiration for someone’s character, a sense of quiet dignity, or the elegance associated with traditional Chinese aesthetics.

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