wilted flower

🥀

wilted flower

Symbolizes sadness, loss, or emotional exhaustion—like a relationship or dream that’s faded. It can also show feeling drained, fragile, or quietly heartbroken, giving a poetic or dramatic tone depending on context.

  • You just found out your favorite café is closing for good.

    My go-to spot for years… gone 🥀

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F940
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E3.0
Cross-cultural

In Japanese chats, 🥀 often appears in emotional posts or song lyrics captions, evoking quiet melancholy or “beautiful sadness.” It’s more aesthetic than gloomy—used to express delicate heartbreak or fading beauty.

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In serious contexts (like illness or grief), using 🥀 too lightly may feel insensitive; better keep it for personal moods or artistic vibes.

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