Hot springs emoji meaning

The hot springs emoji shows a red circle with three wavy lines above it, representing steam rising from the center. This design symbolizes intense heat and is commonly used to represent real hot springs found in places like Japan, Iceland, and Yellowstone National Park. People often associate this emoji with warmth, relaxation, and the experience of soaking in natural or man-made heated waters. It is also linked to Japanese onsen, which are traditional hot spring baths that hold cultural and therapeutic significance, especially during colder months when these natural retreats are most popular.

The hot springs emoji is also known as Onsen Emoji, Emoji.

The hot springs emoji was approved in Unicode 1.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026