fly
fly meaning
A common housefly, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents the insect, filth and irritation, and it carries the sense of something that will not leave you alone. It also lends itself to the phrase "a fly on the wall," meaning an unnoticed observer.
Meaning
A common housefly, added in Emoji 13.0. It represents the insect, filth and irritation, and it carries the sense of something that will not leave you alone. It also lends itself to the phrase "a fly on the wall," meaning an unnoticed observer. Its addition completed the set of household pests, and it is used mostly in complaint.
How to use it
- One fly. All afternoon. Relentless 🪰
- Would love to be a fly on the wall in that meeting 🪰
- Cover the food, they are everywhere 🪰
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).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | vlieg |
| አማርኛ | ዝንብ |
| العربية | ذبابة |
| অসমীয়া | মাখি |
| azərbaycan | milçək |
| башҡорт | себен |
| беларуская | муха |
| български | муха |
| বাংলা | মাছি |
| bosanski | muha |
| català | mosca |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏛᎦ |
| čeština | moucha |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шӑна |
| Cymraeg | pry |
| Deutsch | Fliege |
| dolnoserbšćina | mucha |
| Ελληνικά | μύγα |
| English | fly |
| español | mosca |
| eesti | kärbes |
| euskara | euli |
| فارسی | مگس |
| suomi | kärpänen |
| Filipino | langaw |
| føroyskt | fluga |
| français | mouche |
| Gaeilge | cuileog |
| Gàidhlig | cuileag |
| galego | mosca |
| ગુજરાતી | માખી |
| Hausa | ƙuda |
| עברית | זבוב |
| हिन्दी | मक्खी |
| hrvatski | muha |
| hornjoserbšćina | mucha |
| magyar | légy |
| հայերեն | ճանճ |
| Indonesia | lalat |
| íslenska | fluga |
| italiano | mosca |
| 日本語 | ハエ |
| Jawa | laler |
| ქართული | ბუზი |
| қазақ тілі | ұшу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | شىبىن |
| ខ្មែរ | រុយ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನೊಣ |
| 한국어 | 파리 |
| कोंकणी | मूस |
| кыргызча | чымын |
| ລາວ | ແມງວັນ |
| lietuvių | musė |
| latviešu | muša |
| македонски | мува |
| മലയാളം | ഈച്ച |
| монгол | ялаа |
| मराठी | माशी |
| Melayu | lalat |
| မြန်မာ | ယင်ကောင် |
| नेपाली | झिँगा |
| Nederlands | vlieg |
| norsk | flue |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମାଛି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੱਖੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Flai |
| polski | mucha |
| پښتو | مچ |
| português | mosca |
| rumantsch | mustga |
| română | muscă |
| русский | муха |
| سنڌي | مک |
| တႆး | မႅင်းမူၼ်း |
| සිංහල | මැස්සා |
| slovenčina | mucha |
| slovenščina | muha |
| Soomaali | duqsi |
| shqip | mizë |
| српски | мува |
| srpski | muva |
| svenska | fluga |
| Kiswahili | nzi |
| தமிழ் | ஈ |
| తెలుగు | ఈగ |
| ไทย | แมลงวัน |
| ትግርኛ | ሃመማ |
| türkmen dili | siňek |
| lea fakatonga | lango |
| Türkçe | karasinek |
| українська | муха |
| اردو | مکھی |
| o‘zbek | pashsha |
| Tiếng Việt | con ruồi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | eṣinṣin |
| 粵語 | 烏蠅 |
| 粤语 | 乌蝇 |
| 中文 | 苍蝇 |
| 繁體中文 | 蒼蠅 |
| isiZulu | impukane |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FAB0
- Emoji version
- 13
- Shortcodes
- :fly:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the fly emoji (🪰) mean?
- A common housefly, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents the insect, filth and irritation, and it carries the sense of something that will not leave you alone. It also lends itself to the phrase "a fly on the wall," meaning an unnoticed observer.
- How do you type the fly emoji?
- Copy the fly 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 fly emoji in?
- The fly emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.