🍀 Four Leaf Clover

Four Leaf Clover, Lucky Four Leaf Clover, Four Leaf Clover

A rare variation of the common shamrock, surrounded by many legends and symbolic meanings.

What does it symbolize?

Luck and fortune. Finding a four-leaf clover is good luck.

• Statistics: 1 four-leaf clover for every ~10,000 regular shamrocks.
• In European folklore, this clover was considered  magical , capable of attracting fortune and even seeing fairies and leprechauns.

Christian symbolism

• The four petals  are sometimes associated with the cross or the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).
• The trefoil (3 leaves) is a symbol of the Trinity, and the fourth leaf adds  God's grace .

Four elements and cardinal directions. In esotericism, petals can mean:

• Fire, water, earth, air  (harmony of nature).
• North, south, west, east  (protection and balance).

Personal benefits. Each petal is "responsible" for something of its own. According to different versions:

• Love, wealth, fame, health (the most popular interpretation).
• Hope, faith, love, luck.

National traditions

• Ireland : The shamrock is the country's symbol, with the four-leaf clover being its "stronger" version.
• USA : became an attribute of St. Patrick's Day, along with the shamrock.

Interesting facts

• Record : the luckiest clover had  56 leaves  (recorded in the Guinness Book of Records).
• Genetics : The mutation is caused by a recessive gene, but some varieties (eg  Trifolium repens ) produce four-leaf clover more often.
• Analogues : in Japan,  a four-leaf clover  (🍀) is considered a symbol of good luck, and in China,  a bamboo with four stems .

Where are emoji 🍀 used?

• In messages as a wish for good luck ("You'll be lucky!").
• On social networks with hashtags #luck, #stpatricksday.
• In design as a motif for talismans (jewelry, tattoos).
• If the four-leaf clover is combined with  a horseshoe  (🍀+🐎) or  a rainbow (🌈), it’s a “super combo” for a happy life!