Bow Symbols & Bow Fonts
Every bow symbol worth copying, on one page: the 🎀 bow emoji, the little text bows ୨୧ ౨ৎ 𐙚 𝜗𝜚 ᡣ𐭩 that aesthetic bios are full of, cute bow combos with sparkles and flowers, bow dividers for separating a bio, and bow kaomoji. Tap any of them to copy it, or type a name into the bow font generator to write it in 150+ bow fonts. The labelled cards at the top say what each text bow really is, because most of them are not bows at all: they are digits and letters from other writing systems that happen to look like a ribbon. Want bows drawn into the letters of a name instead? Try the Coquette Bow Font.
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How to Use This Tool
- 1Pick a bow. The cards at the top are the bows people ask for most. Below them the grid is split into single bows, bow emoji combos, aesthetic combos, dividers and kaomoji, and the search box filters all of them.
- 2Tap to copy. One tap puts the bow on your clipboard exactly as shown. Nothing to install, no account.
- 3Paste it. Bios, usernames, captions, chat, notes. These are text characters, so they go wherever text goes.
- 4Check how it looks. Some text bows come from rare scripts. Paste it where you will use it and look before you save, especially in a username.
Why Do Some Fonts Show as Boxes?
Bow symbols fall into two groups, and they behave differently.
The bow emoji 🎀 and the reminder ribbon 🎗️ are real emoji. Every current phone and computer shows them, but each platform draws its own picture, so the colour and shape change between iPhone, Android and Windows.
The text bows ୨୧ ౨ৎ 𐙚 𝜗𝜚 ᡣ𐭩 are borrowed letters and digits. ୨୧ and ౨ৎ come from Indian scripts that most systems include, so they are usually safe. 𐙚 (Linear A) and 𐭩 (Inscriptional Pahlavi) come from historic scripts that fewer fonts cover, and they are the ones most likely to show as an empty box on an older phone or in some apps. That is a general expectation based on how widely fonts include these scripts, not a test of every device, so paste it and look before you rely on it.
If a bow has to show for everyone, use 🎀 or ୨୧.
See It in Action
- 🎀— The bow emoji. Its official Unicode name is simply Ribbon. Full colour, and it shows on every modern device.
- ୨୧— The most popular text bow: the Oriya digits two and one placed side by side. Plain text, so it takes the colour of the text around it.
- ౨ৎ— A rounder bow made from a Telugu digit and a Bengali letter. Often used after a name: Mia ౨ৎ
- ────୨ৎ────— A bow divider. Works as a line between sections of a bio or a caption.
- ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა 𐙚— A bow kaomoji: a little face with a bow beside it.
Where It Works and Where It Breaks
- bios, display names and captions
- chat and comments
- notes and documents
- text bows from rare scripts (𐙚 Linear A, 𐭩 Inscriptional Pahlavi) can show as boxes where the font lacks those scripts
- some usernames only allow letters, numbers, dots and underscores
- 🎀 is the only character officially named as a ribbon or bow; text bows are borrowed digits and letters
- the bow emoji looks different on each platform
- decorate a bio or display name
- separate sections of a bio
- add a cute bow to a caption
Most Text Bows Are Borrowed Letters and Digits
There is only one character in Unicode that is officially a bow: 🎀, named Ribbon. Every other text bow is a character from another writing system that happens to look like one.
- ୨୧ — Oriya digits two and one (U+0B68, U+0B67)
- ౨ৎ — Telugu digit two (U+0C68) and Bengali khanda ta (U+09CE)
- ۶ৎ — Extended Arabic-Indic digit six (U+06F6) and khanda ta
- 𐙚 — Linear A sign A306 (U+1065A), from a Bronze Age script that has never been deciphered
- 𝜗𝜚 — Mathematical italic theta and rho symbols (U+1D717, U+1D71A)
- ᡣ𐭩 — Mongolian letter Sibe ka (U+1863) and Inscriptional Pahlavi yodh (U+10B69)
- ʚɞ — Latin small letters closed open e and closed reversed open e (U+029A, U+025E), from the phonetic alphabet
This is also why they do not behave like emoji: they are letters, so they are one colour, they follow the font, and they only show if the font includes that script.
A Bow Font Is Fancy Letters Plus Bow Symbols
There is no single bow font in Unicode. What people share as a bow font is a combination of two parts:
- A letter style — script 𝓛𝓾𝓷𝓪, bubble Ⓛⓤⓝⓐ, outline 𝕃𝕦𝕟𝕒 or small caps ʟᴜɴᴀ
- Bows around or after it — the 🎀 emoji, or text bows such as ୨୧, ౨ৎ, 𐙚 and ʚ ɞ
This generator puts the two together for you, so you do not have to copy the letters and the bows separately.
Bow Emoji vs Text Bows: Which One to Use
🎀 the emoji is full colour and the same size as other emoji. It is the clearest bow and it works everywhere, but it looks slightly different on each platform.
Text bows like ୨୧ and 𐙚 are small, one colour, and sit on the line like letters. That makes them the quieter choice for a soft, minimal bio, and they match the colour of the text around them.
A common mix is one emoji bow and text bows around it, for example ୨୧ 🎀 ୨୧.
How People Use Bows in a Bio or Username
- After a name — Mia ౨ৎ or Luna 🎀
- Around a name — ୨୧ Luna ୨୧ or ʚ Luna ɞ
- As a divider — a line like ────୨ৎ──── between sections of a bio
- At the start of each line — 𐙚 for a soft list of interests
Some usernames only allow letters, numbers, dots and underscores, so a bow may be removed there. Display names and bios usually accept them.
What the Bow Emoji Usually Means
🎀 started as a gift ribbon, so it still reads as a present, a celebration or something sweet. Today it is also the signature symbol of the coquette aesthetic: soft pink, ribbons, lace and pearls, used to make a post or a bio look girly and pretty.
🎗️ is different. The reminder ribbon stands for awareness campaigns and remembrance, so it is not a decoration to drop into a cute bio.
How to Type a Bow on Any Keyboard
- iPhone and Android — open the emoji keyboard and search for ribbon or bow
- Windows — press Windows key + . to open the emoji panel, then search for ribbon
- Mac — press Control + Command + Space and search for ribbon
The text bows like ୨୧ and 𐙚 have no keyboard shortcut, so copying them from this page is the practical way.
Copy-Paste Bow Fonts vs a Bow Font Image
A copy-paste bow font is text, so it stays editable and works in any app, but the bows can only sit next to the letters.
If you want ribbon bows drawn onto the letters themselves, for a card, a sticker or a post, make it as a picture with the Coquette Bow Font. You type the text and get a PNG or JPG.