Emoji dictionary
ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji
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What does ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji mean?
The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ depicts the distinctive leaf of a maple tree. It is commonly used to represent maple trees, leaves, and the autumn season.
Because the maple leaf is a national symbol of Canada and is depicted on the country’s flag (represented in emoji form as the Flag of Canada 🇨🇦), the Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is often used to refer to Canada, Canadian people and things, and Canadian holidays such as Canada Day (July 1).
Where does ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji come from?

The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. On all major platforms, the emoji depicts a single, five-pointed leaf of a maple tree positioned with the stem located at the bottom of the leaf. Depending on the platform, the color of the leaf may be red, reddish-orange, orange, or yellow. The Twitter version of the emoji is nearly identical to the maple leaf featured on the national flag of Canada (Flag of Canada emoji 🇨🇦).
Maple trees are a common type of tree native to Asia, Europe, North America, and northern Africa. The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is commonly used to refer to these trees. More generally, the Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is used to refer to leaves of trees in general. This is especially common during the fall season, when leaves change color and often resemble the reddish-orange color usually depicted by the Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ.
The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is frequently used to refer to Canada and is often used alongside the Flag of Canada emoji 🇨🇦. This usage is especially common on Twitter because the Twitter version of the Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is nearly identical to the maple leaf depicted on the Canadian flag.
°Õ³ó±ðÌýMaple Leaf emoji is commonly used alongside other leaf-based emoji, including Fallen Leaf 🂠and Leaf Fluttering in the Wind ðŸƒ. It is also often paired with other fall-themed emoji, such as Jack-O’-Lantern 🎃.
Note: the Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is sometimes used in reference to cannabis (marijuana) due to a basic resemblance in leaf shape.
Examples of ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji
Who uses ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji?
The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is used to refer to maple trees or to leaves in general.
Fall is coming so that means we will have neighbors pass by soon and take pics in front of our maple tree ðŸðŸðŸ
— jasmine (@jasmaemae)
About to yeet myself into a pile of leaves ðŸ ðŸðŸ‚ðŸðŸ‚ðŸðŸ‚
— Sami LaTona (@SamiGirlxox)
The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is often used to specifically refer to the fall season.
woke up to yet another gorgeous autumn day in London 🥰ðŸðŸ‚
— Beth McColl (@imteddybless)
The Maple Leaf emoji ðŸ is also frequently used to refer to the country of Canada.
That feeling when your birthday is a long weekend 🇨🇦🎉ðŸ
— Canada (@Canada)
Ohhhhh Canada!!! Proud to be Canadian today and always. Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 ðŸ
— Kia Nurse (@KayNurse11)
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji like most terms we define on ÑÇÖÞÍø¼t¶µã, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of ðŸ Maple Leaf emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.