🐻 bear
🐻
U+1F43B
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| Character | 🐻 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F43B | |
| HTML decimal | 🐻 | |
| HTML hexadecimal | 🐻 | |
| HTML named entity | — | |
| CSS content | \1F43B | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \uD83D\uDC3B | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 90 BB |
Meaning & usage
Bear (🐻) conveys an emotion, object or visual idea as an emoji.
Use it in messages and captions; emoji artwork and interpretation differ between platforms.
U+1F43B identifies this exact bear form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.
bear can label its depicted animal or natural subject in a caption. The illustration is stylized, so use a written name when species or exact identification matters. bear occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with 🐻 in search, filenames or text processing.
How to type bear
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (1F43B) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.
- Mac
- Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for bear. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.
- Linux
- In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 1F43B, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for bear in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.