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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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How to use it

  • Found the bug. It was a typo 🐛
  • Reproducible on every browser 🐛
  • The garden is full of them this year 🐛

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Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

bug rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

bug rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

bug rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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LanguageName
Afrikaansgogga
አማርኛትኋን
العربيةبق
অসমীয়াপোক
azərbaycanböcək
башҡортҡарышлауыҡ
беларускаякузурка
българскибуболечка
বাংলাক্ষুদ্র কীট
bosanskibuba
catalàeruga
ᏣᎳᎩᏥᏍᎪᏯ
češtinahousenka
чӑваш чӗлхилĕпĕш хурчĕ
Cymraegpryf
DeutschRaupe
dolnoserbšćinagusenica
Ελληνικάκάμπια
Englishbug
españolbicho
eestiröövik
euskarazomorroa
فارسیحشره
suomiötökkä
Filipinoinsekto
føroysktskordýr
françaischenille
Gaeilgemíol
Gàidhligbiastag
galegocempés
ગુજરાતીજંતુ
Hausaƙwaro
עבריתזחל
हिन्दीइल्ली
hrvatskigusjenica
hornjoserbšćinahusańca
magyarrovar
հայերենմիջատ
Indonesiaserangga kecil
íslenskaskordýr
italianoinsetto
日本語毛虫
Jawauler
ქართულიბაღლინჯო
қазақ тіліжәндік
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)جاندىك
ខ្មែរសត្វល្អិត
ಕನ್ನಡಕೀಟ
한국어송충이
कोंकणीभिकूण
кыргызчакурт
ລາວແມງໄມ້
lietuviųvabalas
latviešukukainis
македонскибубачка
മലയാളംപഴുതാര
монголхорхой
मराठीअळी
Melayuulat
မြန်မာပိုးကောင်ကလေး
नेपालीउडुस
Nederlandsinsect
norskinsekt
ଓଡ଼ିଆଓଡ଼ଶ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਸੁੰਡੀ
Naijíriá PíjinSmọ́l Ínsẹkt
polskigąsienica
پښتوسپږۍ
portuguêsinseto
rumantschrasulauna
românăgândac
русскийгусеница
سنڌيمونگهڻ
တႆးမူင်ႈ
සිංහලමකුණා
slovenčinahúsenica
slovenščinažuželka
Soomaalikutaan
shqipshumëkëmbësh
српскигусеница
srpskigusenica
svenskatusenfoting
Kiswahilimdudu
தமிழ்மூட்டைப் பூச்சி
తెలుగునల్లి
ไทยแมลง
ትግርኛትዃን
türkmen dilimör-möjek
lea fakatongakutu
Türkçetırtıl
українськакомаха
اردوکن کھجورا
o‘zbektaxtakana
Tiếng Việtcon bọ
Èdè YorùbáÌyanjú Àṣìṣe
粵語毛蟲
粤语毛虫
中文毛毛虫
繁體中文毛毛蟲
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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.