Money Emoji PNG
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Every now and then, we mention money in our communication, whether we’re texting a friend, a family member, or someone from work. No wonder there’s not just a single money emoji, but a whole range of them.
In this article, we’ll describe three popular options and in which context to use them.
💰The Money Bag emoji was included in the Unicode 6.0 release (2010) and became part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Alternative names: “Moneybags,” “Rich.”
Code: U+1F4B0
💵 The Dollar Banknote emoji was introduced in the Unicode 6.0 release (2010) and in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Alternative names: “$1 Note,” “American Dollar,” and “Dollar Bill.”
Code: U+1F4B5
💸 The Money with Wings emoji was included in the Unicode 6.0 release (2010) and in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Alternative names: “Flying Money” and “Losing Money.”
Code: U+1F4B8
Meaning of the Money Emoji
💰Technically speaking, the Money Bag emoji is very literal: a sack featuring a dollar sign on its side. The exact color varies from one platform to another but there’s almost always some kind of yellowish, gold tint. Exceptions are few and include older versions in Microsoft, which were green-based. The meaning of the colors is transparent: both gold and green have been universal symbols of money and wealth.
On the icon, the sack is usually tied off. As the sack typically has a rounded shape, it is likely to be filled with coins. The icon conjures the images of some old-time merchants who stored and carried their money around in bags.
💵The Dollar Bill emoji features a banded stack of U.S. dollar notes. The note can look pretty realistic, like in the WhatsApp, Apple, Huawei, and JoyPixels collections, or stay on the more minimalistic side, like in the Google Noto Color Emoji or Twitter/X ranges. The shade of green varies greatly from one platform to another. There is always a dollar sign, either on the note or on the band, to avoid ambiguity.
💸The Money with Wings emoji also depicts a banded stack of U.S. dollars, but in this case, the banknotes have a couple of wings. In most collections, the stack is “flying” – there’s a curve that makes it similar to a living creature in motion, maybe even a bird in flight.
The meaning has two major facets as the money can be flying both to and from you. So it’s either about getting money or losing it – everything depends on the context.
The Use of the Money Emoji
The Dollar Banknote emoji is probably the most neutral variant of the money emoji. In comparison with the Money Bag, it looks more modern and appropriate for a business context, although there is just a fine line between them.
We can say that the Money Bag emoji is also a rather universal one. It can be used in different situations when you want to show the reader that the surrounding text is somehow connected with money. Yet, if you need to say “wealth” or “a big sum of money” and possibly add a lively ironic touch, the Money Bag emoji might be your best bet.
In contrast to these two, the Flying Money emoji seems a bit narrower. It’s about how material wealth is earned or lost. Also, it is often used to represent success, even to boast about it.
Conclusion
All three emojis have to do with wealth and money and, under certain circumstances, can be used interchangeably. Sometimes, they appear in slightly different contexts: Flying Money tends to mean success and earning money, while the Money Bag is more about the wealth someone already has stashed. The Dollar Bill emoji is the default emoji. Although the sign on all three emojis is the American Dollar, in real life, they are used for talking about money in general, not just the U.S. currency.
