Emoji dictionary
馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji
[boh n ar-oh ih-moh-jee]
What does 馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji mean?
Been struck by Cupid鈥檚 arrow? Or, feeling like robbing from the rich to give to the poor? Time to get out聽the聽bow and arrow 别尘辞箩颈听馃徆.
Most literally, the bow and arrow emoji represents the sport of archery, so it’s often used in the metaphor “on target.” It can indicate someone is experiencing those tingles and sparkles of love. It’s also associated with the zodiac sign of Sagittarius, depicted as a mythic archer.
Where does 馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji come from?
From ancient mammoth hunting to the legend of Robin Hood, archery has a long and rich history. This is why it was proposed to Unicode in 2015 with a number of other sports-related聽emoji to 鈥渇ill in gaps in symbols related to popular sports鈥攚ith special attention to sports featured in international competitions such as the Olympic 亚洲网紅露点.鈥� Unicode 8.0 approved the bow and arrow emoji just in advance of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro summer Olympics.
The emoji鈥攆airly uniform across platforms apart from some minor color differences鈥攄epicts an arrow strung in a bow and ready to fire.
While the original intent of the bow and arrow emoji was to celebrate the sport of archery, it became a symbol of the mythic Cupid and therefore love. In Roman myths, the goddess of love, Venus, deployed her mischievous son Cupid, to strike powerless humans with his arrows and fall in love. These associations have continued into modern times鈥攆rom popular music to, well, emoji.
Examples of 馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji
Who uses 馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji?
Alongside the heart with arrow emoji, 馃挊, the bow and arrow emoji is commonly used to express love, affection, and attraction, whether it’s their bae or a celebrity crush. It’s very popular on Valentine’s Day.
200 days with the girl that attacks our hearts 馃徆馃挆
— 鉂oona pics (@loonalog)
cards for the hockey fans in your life 馃徆
— BarDown (@BarDown)
Actual archers, and fans of archery, string the bow and arrow emoji to show off their skills or cheer on a competition.
Fictional archers, and their fans, also love the bow and arrow emoji. Characters include Robin Hood, the superhero the Green Arrow, and all things Hunger Games, thanks to the fierce slinging of its lead character, Katniss.
Robin Hood 馃徆
馃馃樈馃晩馃尭馃尫馃挮
— 馃晩 (@rarees3)
The Hunger Games (2012) Dir. Gary Ross 馃徆
— Thia (@siIvrIinings)
live two of the most iconic characters in the Dc universe#Green Arrow 馃挌馃徆 & Black canary 馃枻馃晩锔� forever 馃挄 Heroes#Comics#.
— Mr.Anonymous. (@Ray48846464)
Starry-eyed astrology enthusiasts also use the bow and arrow emoji when discussing the sign of Sagittarius (and the constellation it is based on), which also has its own emoji form, a glyph representing an arrow: 鈾�.
Sagittarius Lady 馃徆
— 鉂凬adooshka (@nadia_n2012)
Archery is all about hitting the target, which we use as a metaphor for something being perfect听辞谤 on point鈥攁nd making for a creative application of the bow and arrow emoji, often joined with the direct hit, emoji聽馃幆.
Stephen Amell. That is all.
*Beard on point 馃憣馃徑
馃挌馃徆— Michelle Minniti (@michie8)
Breakfast was on the money 馃徆
— .King Day 馃崷馃ご馃徑 (@__Chop_)
When the emoji debuted in 2015, the website Bustle even cleverly suggested to their readers to use it in sexting to indicate an orgasm.
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of 馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji like most terms we define on 亚洲网紅露点, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of 馃徆 Bow and Arrow emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.