bug
bug meaning
A generic caterpillar-like bug. It represents insects broadly, but its dominant meaning in a great deal of the world is technical: a bug is a defect in software, a usage dating to the 1940s when an actual moth was found in a computer. Programmers use this emoji constantly in issue trackers and commit messages.
Meaning
A generic caterpillar-like bug. It represents insects broadly, but its dominant meaning in a great deal of the world is technical: a bug is a defect in software, a usage dating to the 1940s when an actual moth was found in a computer. Programmers use this emoji constantly in issue trackers and commit messages. It is one of the most context-dependent emoji in the set.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Bug
How to use it
- Found the bug. It was a typo 🐛
- Reproducible on every browser 🐛
- The garden is full of them this year 🐛
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gogga |
| አማርኛ | ትኋን |
| العربية | بق |
| অসমীয়া | পোক |
| azərbaycan | böcək |
| башҡорт | ҡарышлауыҡ |
| беларуская | кузурка |
| български | буболечка |
| বাংলা | ক্ষুদ্র কীট |
| bosanski | buba |
| català | eruga |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏥᏍᎪᏯ |
| čeština | housenka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | лĕпĕш хурчĕ |
| Cymraeg | pryf |
| Deutsch | Raupe |
| dolnoserbšćina | gusenica |
| Ελληνικά | κάμπια |
| English | bug |
| español | bicho |
| eesti | röövik |
| euskara | zomorroa |
| فارسی | حشره |
| suomi | ötökkä |
| Filipino | insekto |
| føroyskt | skordýr |
| français | chenille |
| Gaeilge | míol |
| Gàidhlig | biastag |
| galego | cempés |
| ગુજરાતી | જંતુ |
| Hausa | ƙwaro |
| עברית | זחל |
| हिन्दी | इल्ली |
| hrvatski | gusjenica |
| hornjoserbšćina | husańca |
| magyar | rovar |
| հայերեն | միջատ |
| Indonesia | serangga kecil |
| íslenska | skordýr |
| italiano | insetto |
| 日本語 | 毛虫 |
| Jawa | uler |
| ქართული | ბაღლინჯო |
| қазақ тілі | жәндік |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جاندىك |
| ខ្មែរ | សត្វល្អិត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕೀಟ |
| 한국어 | 송충이 |
| कोंकणी | भिकूण |
| кыргызча | курт |
| ລາວ | ແມງໄມ້ |
| lietuvių | vabalas |
| latviešu | kukainis |
| македонски | бубачка |
| മലയാളം | പഴുതാര |
| монгол | хорхой |
| मराठी | अळी |
| Melayu | ulat |
| မြန်မာ | ပိုးကောင်ကလေး |
| नेपाली | उडुस |
| Nederlands | insect |
| norsk | insekt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଓଡ଼ଶ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸੁੰਡੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Smọ́l Ínsẹkt |
| polski | gąsienica |
| پښتو | سپږۍ |
| português | inseto |
| rumantsch | rasulauna |
| română | gândac |
| русский | гусеница |
| سنڌي | مونگهڻ |
| တႆး | မူင်ႈ |
| සිංහල | මකුණා |
| slovenčina | húsenica |
| slovenščina | žuželka |
| Soomaali | kutaan |
| shqip | shumëkëmbësh |
| српски | гусеница |
| srpski | gusenica |
| svenska | tusenfoting |
| Kiswahili | mdudu |
| தமிழ் | மூட்டைப் பூச்சி |
| తెలుగు | నల్లి |
| ไทย | แมลง |
| ትግርኛ | ትዃን |
| türkmen dili | mör-möjek |
| lea fakatonga | kutu |
| Türkçe | tırtıl |
| українська | комаха |
| اردو | کن کھجورا |
| o‘zbek | taxtakana |
| Tiếng Việt | con bọ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ìyanjú Àṣìṣe |
| 粵語 | 毛蟲 |
| 粤语 | 毛虫 |
| 中文 | 毛毛虫 |
| 繁體中文 | 毛毛蟲 |
| isiZulu | isilokozane |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F41B
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :bug:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the bug emoji (🐛) mean?
- A generic caterpillar-like bug. It represents insects broadly, but its dominant meaning in a great deal of the world is technical: a bug is a defect in software, a usage dating to the 1940s when an actual moth was found in a computer. Programmers use this emoji constantly in issue trackers and commit messages.
- How do you type the bug emoji?
- Copy the bug emoji 🐛 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the bug emoji in?
- The bug emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.