What Does the 🍒 Cherry Emoji Mean?

Co-authored by Dan Hickey

Last Updated: March 21, 2022

Does the 🍒 (cherry) emoji only refer to the delicious pitted fruit we all know and love? Maybe you’ve seen it pop up on social media or thought it looked out of place in a raunchy text. It’s a surprisingly versatile emoji, and we’ve got you covered! Read on to learn about all of 🍒’s meanings and how you can use it to spice up your messages.

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What does the 🍒 (cherry) emoji mean?

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Summer is here! Depending on where you live, cherries are in season from May through August. Many users use 🍒 with other summery symbols to show they’re excited for the hot weather to finally come through.^{[1]
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- “Summer is here! ☀️🌊🍒”
- “Summertime here we come 🍒”
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You eat a healthy diet. Cherries are a low-calorie treat full of vitamins, nutrients, fiber, and vitamins. If you see someone posting about their new diet or workout regimen and you see 🍒, chances are they’re referencing how nutritious cherries are. Look at the food or smoothie in their photos—cherries are probably a main ingredient.
- “I love my morning smoothie! 🌅🍒”
- “New year, new diet 🥑🥦🍒”
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You’re in a relationship. In recent years, a “fruit code” has emerged for women to share their relationship status on social media. 🍒 means you’re in a committed relationship since the emoji features 2 cherries joined by their stems.^{[2]
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Research source} It might also mean “twins” or “best friends.”
- “We’re engaged! 💍🍒”
- “Shout out to my bestie, she’s the realest 🍒”
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You’re talking about your private parts. Like a lot of emojis, 🍒 has a naughty meaning besides a tasty a summer fruit. It can reference your derrière, breasts, or testicles—basically any private part that comes in a pair.^{[3]
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- “That baseball hit him right in the 🍒”
- “You’re a pain in my 🍒”
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You think someone’s hot. 🍒 can be code for saying a person is sexy or beautiful. Use it in a compliment or add a few 🍒’s in a comment on a photo to show that you like what you see.
- “She is 🍒!!”
- “🍒🍒🍒”
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Cherries are your favorite food. Of course, sometimes 🍒 just means a plain old cherry. If you see it paired with other food or drink emojis, it means it’s a main ingredient or flavor in a dish, dessert, or cocktail someone’s talking about.
- “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere! 🍒🍸”
- “Let’s have 🍒🥧 for dessert”

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How can I use the 🍒 (cherry) emoji?

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Substitute 🍒 for "cherry." Sometimes an emoji just looks more engaging than the word it represents. Keep your messages short and fun by swapping in the cherry emoji.
- “We need some 🍒 to make this fruit salad POP!”
- “Remember when we were obsessed with 🍒 chapstick in junior high?”
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Caption a photo of you and your partner. Post a selfie of you and your significant other or your bestie. Use 🍒 to tell the world that you’re happy to be stuck together.
- “It’s just you and me baby 🍒”
- “BFFs since we could walk! 🍒”
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Celebrate summer vacation. Include cherries in your string of summertime emojis to show how excited you are for beach season. You might be rejoicing that school’s out, that you get to travel, or just that the weather is nice!
- “Alexa, play School’s Out For Summer 🎵☀️🍒🥳”
- “Michigan vacay at last! 🏖️🍒😌”
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Share updates on your nutritious diet. Show your followers pics of the delicious healthy treats you’re whipping up. Cherry’s a popular flavor—they’ll be hounding you for your recipes!
- “I love a smoothie for breakfast 🍒🥤💪 drink up!”
- “Hitting your fitness goals isn’t hard when they taste good! 🍒”
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Tell someone they’re lookin’ good. Make someone’s day and pay them a cherry-flavored compliment. Add 🍒 to the end of your praise, or include it in a string of other emojis that say “you’re making me sweat!”
- “Hey there beautiful 🍒”
- “🔥🍒🥵”
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Spice up your sexting. If you’re a little bashful when it comes to dirty talk, emojis are a fun way to communicate without spelling out naughty words. Use 🍒 in place of a private part, or add some question marks to imply the question, “Do you want a taste?”
- “Play nice and I’ll send you a pic of my 🍒”
- “🍒🍒? 😏”

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What are some 🍒 (cherry) emoji substitutes?

Need to switch things up with your emojis? Swap some of these in for your cherries to communicate a similar message. After all, variety is the spice of life!
- 👬🏾 = Twinning
- 👩‍❤️‍👩 = In a relationship, my partner
- 🍑 = Someone’s behind
- 🍎🥦🥑 = Healthy food (any fruit or veggie will do)
- 🌻☀️🌊 = Summertime (anything about the sun or the beach will work)