🍁 Maple Leaf emoji

The Maple Leaf emoji 🍁 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 🍁 is commonly used to refer to these trees. More generally, the Maple Leaf emoji 🍁 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 🍁.

The Maple Leaf emoji 🍁 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 🍁 is nearly identical to the maple leaf depicted on the Canadian flag.

The Maple Leaf emoji is commonly used alongside other leaf-based emoji, including Fallen Leaf 🍂 and Leaf Fluttering in the Wind 🍃. It is also often paired with other fall-themed emoji, such as Jack-O’-Lantern 🎃.

Note: the Maple Leaf emoji 🍁 is sometimes used in reference to cannabis (marijuana) due to a basic resemblance in leaf shape.