Hidden meaning behind the pear emoji that THOUSANDS of people are putting in their Instagram bios

If you use Instagram, you’ve probably noticed some strange changes in some of your friends’ bios over the past few weeks.

Thousands of users have added a peer emoji to their profile description – and there’s a simple explanation why.

The emoji is a new way for single people to quietly indicate their relationship status.

The idea is the brainchild of Pear – a dating concept that describes itself as “the world’s greatest social experiment.”

Here’s everything you need to know, including what the emoji means and how to use it on your profile.

The Peer social experiment launched last month in the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Australia, asking singletons to buy a set of simple green rings for £19.99.

“Pear makes it easy to know who’s single around you and is open to meeting new people IRL,” it explains on its website.

“A small, subtle ring that makes a BIG statement.”

The ring can be worn on any finger and is a discreet indication to others that you are single.

It includes access to free singles events, as well as “PearFest,” which Pear claims is the world’s largest festival for singles.

With thousands of rings already sold, Pear also suggested that users should add a peer emoji to their social media bios to indicate their relationship status.

Several people have taken to Twitter to discuss how the emoji has taken the dating world by storm.

“There is a new trend now, singles putting pear emoji in bio to show they are single and open to all DMs,” one user wrote.

“If you’re single, put a peer emoji in your bio on all your socials. Enough with Dating Apps…!” added another.

And one quipped, “People add peer emoji to their bios to say they’re single…I don’t really know what else to say.”