cactus
About this emoji
The cactus emoji is part of the Animals & Nature category (plant-other) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: cactus, desert, drought, nature.
The cactus emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category, specifically the plant-other subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🌵 cactus emoji for talking about animals, plants, weather, and the natural world. It is often associated with cactus, desert, drought, nature.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🌵 |
| Name | cactus |
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Subgroup | plant-other |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F335 |
| Shortcode alias | :cactus: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :cactus: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “cactus” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.