Bow Symbols Copy and Paste

Looking for a bow you can paste? Here is the honest version: plain text has no true bow character, so this page gives you the ribbon emoji, bow-tie shapes and ribbon-style lines that read as bows.

Bow-tie shapes (plain text)

These characters are bow-tie or butterfly-like shapes. At small sizes they look like a bow. Which one you prefer depends on the font on your screen.

Many lists promise “bow symbols” and then show you a row of hearts. We would rather be clear about what exists. Unicode has one ribbon emoji that looks like a bow, plus a family of bow-tie shapes that were designed for maths but look like a tiny bow when they sit in a name. Those are the two real building blocks on this page.

The ribbon emoji is a colour picture and every phone draws it in its own style. The bow-tie shapes are plain text, so they take the colour of your words, but they are drawn thin and small in most fonts. For a cute result, many people use one of them as the centre of a short line, with sparkles or dots on both sides. That is what most of the entries below do.

The sections go from the plain pieces to finished ribbon lines and then to short words. Because this is about shapes that only resemble a bow, the exact look will vary by device. It is worth pasting your favourite into your own profile once to see how it turns out.

Ribbon emoji (colour, varies by device)

The ribbon is an emoji, so it is drawn in colour by your phone and looks different on Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft devices.

Bow lines with sparkles

A bow-tie shape or ribbon in the middle, decoration on both sides. Copy a whole line and use it as a header or a signature.

Ribbon lines with sparkles

The same idea with the ribbon emoji in the middle. Because the emoji is wider, these look more like a banner.

Bow words and tiny phrases

Short lines written for this page. They pair a bow with a word that fits a soft, girly or coquette style.

How to use bow symbols

  1. Decide what you want: the colour ribbon emoji or a quieter bow-tie shape. The emoji stands out, the shapes blend into your text.
  2. Tap a line to copy it, then paste it where you need it: at the end of a name, in the middle of a bio or above a caption.
  3. Keep it to one bow per line. Two bows near each other start to look like a pattern instead of an accent.
  4. Look at the result on your own phone and, if possible, on someone else’s. The emoji and the thin shapes both change from device to device.
  5. If a shape appears as a box, use the ribbon emoji or a line that uses only sparkles and dots.

Questions people ask

Is there a real bow character in Unicode?

There is the ribbon emoji, which is drawn like a bow, and a set of bow-tie shapes that came from mathematics. There is no plain-text bow character designed for decoration, so every “bow symbol” list is using one of those or a combination.

Why does the bow-tie look so small?

Those shapes were made for formulas, so most fonts draw them at a small size. Surrounding them with sparkles or dots, as the lines above do, makes them stand out.

Will the ribbon emoji look the same for everyone?

No. Each platform has its own artwork for the emoji, so colour and shape vary. Treat the look as approximate.

Can I use a bow in a game name?

Possibly, but we have not tested any specific game. Games filter names differently and change the rules over time, so try the symbol in the game itself.

103 items on this page. Last reviewed 2026-10-23.