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🪰 Fly Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Common housefly, representing pests, annoyance, and being a 'fly on the wall.'
When to Use
Use for pest situations, surveillance jokes, or expressing annoyance.
Example Usage
- “Fly on the wall 🪰”
- “Buzzing around 🪰”
- “Shoo fly 🪰”
Popular Combinations
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Fly on the wall
🪰🍽️
Fly at dinner
🪰😤
Annoying fly
How Fly 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?▼
Common housefly, representing pests, annoyance, and being a 'fly on the wall.' Use for pest situations, surveillance jokes, or expressing annoyance. 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 Fly 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 `:fly:` to insert the Fly emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Is 🪰 a newer emoji?▼
The Fly emoji was added in Unicode 13.0, making it relatively new. If someone sees a blank square □ instead of this emoji, their device probably needs a software update.
Unicode
U+1fab0
Category
Animals & Nature
Added
Unicode 13.0
Shortcodes
:fly:Keywords
insect
When to Use 🪰 Fly
Use for pest situations, surveillance jokes, or expressing annoyance.
- •Send 🪰 when you want to express or reference "fly" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🪰 in conversations about insect to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🪰 Fly on social media posts, stories, or comments related to fly
- •Add 🪰 to your username, bio, or status to show your connection to fly
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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