🪷 Lotus

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Much more than just a flower with a rich history, the rose is a powerful symbol of purity, fortitude, and serenity, perfect for expressing support, admiring someone's growth, or celebrating themes of yoga and meditation.

🪷 Meaning and symbolism

The lotus emoji carries many meanings, mostly positive and spiritual:

🪷 Purity, enlightenment, and rebirth are the most important meanings. The lotus grows from murky, muddy waters, yet always remains pure and unblemished. It's a metaphor for overcoming difficulties, spiritual growth, and cleansing from negativity.

🪷 Beauty and perfection: Its ideal form is associated with divine beauty and harmony.

🪷 Spirituality and Divinity: The lotus is a sacred symbol in several world religions:

In Buddhism: The lotus flower symbolizes purity of mind and body, as well as enlightenment (Buddha is often depicted seated on a lotus throne). Different flower colors have different meanings (white—mental purity, pink—traditional Buddha, blue—wisdom).
In Hinduism: The lotus is associated with the gods (Brahma, Vishnu, Lakshmi), creation, fertility and eternal life.

🪷 Inner Strength and Resilience: The flower's ability to rise from the mud symbolizes resilience—the ability to remain strong and beautiful despite challenging circumstances.
🪷 Peace and Tranquility: Because of its association with meditation and yoga, the lotus has become a symbol of inner peace.

Using 🪷 in messaging

To express personal growth, you can send a message to a friend who has overcome a difficult situation with the message, "You blossomed like a lotus, despite all the circumstances!"
To wish for peace and calm: "I hope you are well. I wish you the same peace as this flower 🪷."
In the context of Wellness: In posts about yoga, meditation, healthy living, and retreats. "Great meditation this morning 🪷."
As a symbol of beauty: Can be used simply to represent a flower or natural beauty, especially exotic or Asian aesthetics.
To express spirituality: In conversations on topics of self-development, mindfulness, religious practices.

How the emoji 🪷 came to be

🪷 It was approved by the Unicode Consortium as part of the Unicode 14.0 standard in 2021.

🪷 This version of the emoji was released on major platforms (iOS, Android, Windows) in 2021-2022. Therefore, it is a relatively new emoji, and on very old devices it may not display, turning into a square ☐.

🪷 Interesting facts

Edible plant: Almost all parts of the lotus (rhizome, seeds, leaves) are used as food, especially in Asian cuisine. Lotus root chips are a popular delicacy.
National symbol: The lotus is the national flower of India and Vietnam.
Color matters: Although the default emoji is pink, lotuses of different colors are found in nature and symbolism:

Pink: The supreme lotus, associated with the supreme deities.
White: purity, spirituality, mental clarity.
Blue: a rare color, a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and the victory of the spirit over the feelings.
Red: love, compassion, warmth.