The Ultimate Food EmojiEmoji
A Japanese word (絵文字) meaning 'picture character' — small graphical symbols used in digital communication to express ideas, emotions, and objects. Guide
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Universal character encoding standard that assigns a unique number to every character across all writing systems and symbol sets, including emoji. contains over 130 food and beverage emojis — enough to write an entire menu without a single letter. From farm-fresh produce to fast food staples and international cuisine, the emoji keyboard is surprisingly comprehensive when it comes to eating.
Here is every food emoji, organized by category.
Fruits 🍎
Sweet, colorful, and universally loved:
🍎 Red Apple | 🍏 Green Apple | 🍐 Pear | 🍊 Tangerine | 🍋 Lemon | 🍌 Banana | 🍉 Watermelon | 🍇 Grapes | 🍓 Strawberry | 🫐 Blueberries | 🍈 Melon | 🍑 Peach | 🍒 Cherries | 🍍 Pineapple | 🥭 Mango | 🥝 Kiwi Fruit | 🍅 Tomato | 🫒 Olive | 🥥 Coconut | 🍆 Eggplant
Note: 🍅 Tomato and 🍆 Eggplant are botanically fruits, though emojis treat them as vegetables. 🍑 Peach and 🍆 Eggplant have developed strong alternative meanings in internet culture — use with awareness in formal contexts.
Vegetables 🥦
Fresh from the garden:
🥑 Avocado | 🫑 Bell Pepper | 🌽 Ear of Corn | 🌶️ Hot Pepper | 🥒 Cucumber | 🥬 Leafy Green | 🥦 Broccoli | 🧄 Garlic | 🧅 Onion | 🥔 Potato | 🍠 Roasted Sweet Potato | 🥕 Carrot | 🌰 Chestnut | 🫚 Jar (oil) | 🧆 Falafel | 🍄 Mushroom | 🫘 Beans | 🌿 Herb | 🫛 Pea Pod
Prepared Foods: Western Cuisine 🍔
The classics of American and European fast food:
🍞 Bread | 🥐 Croissant | 🥖 Baguette Bread | 🫓 Flatbread | 🥨 Pretzel | 🧀 Cheese Wedge | 🍳 Cooking (fried egg) | 🥚 Egg | 🥓 Bacon | 🌭 Hot Dog | 🍔 Hamburger | 🍟 French Fries | 🍕 Pizza | 🥪 Sandwich | 🌮 Taco | 🌯 Burrito | 🫔 Tamale | 🥙 Stuffed Flatbread | 🧆 Falafel | 🥗 Green Salad | 🍿 Popcorn | 🧈 Butter
Breakfast Favorites
🥞 Pancakes | 🧇 Waffle | 🥯 Bagel | 🍩 Doughnut | 🥐 Croissant
Asian Cuisine 🍜
East and Southeast Asia have a strong emoji representation:
Japanese Food
🍣 Sushi | 🍱 Bento Box | 🍛 Curry Rice | 🍜 Steaming Bowl (ramen) | 🍚 Cooked Rice | 🍙 Rice Ball | 🍘 Rice Cracker | 🍡 Dango | 🍢 Oden | 🍧 Shaved Ice | 🍤 Fried Shrimp | 🦪 Oyster | 🍥 Fish Cake with Swirl | 🥟 Dumpling | 🍶 Sake | 🍵 Teacup Without Handle (matcha) | 🫖 Teapot
Chinese and Regional Asian
🥢 Chopsticks | 🥡 Takeout Box | 🥠 Fortune Cookie | 🍲 Pot of Food (hot pot) | 🫕 Fondue | 🥮 Moon Cake | 🧆 Falafel (Middle Eastern but widely used)
Southeast Asian
🍜 Noodles | 🌶️ Hot Pepper (essential in Thai/Vietnamese food)
Indian and Middle Eastern Cuisine 🍛
🍛 Curry Rice | 🫓 Flatbread (naan, pita) | 🧆 Falafel | 🥙 Stuffed Flatbread (shawarma/kebab) | 🫔 Tamale | 🌿 Herb (garnish)
Seafood and Meat 🦞
For carnivores and seafood lovers:
🍖 Meat on Bone | 🍗 Poultry Leg | 🥩 Cut of Meat | 🥓 Bacon | 🌭 Hot Dog | 🦐 Shrimp | 🦞 Lobster | 🦀 Crab | 🦑 Squid | 🐙 Octopus | 🦪 Oyster | 🐟 Fish | 🐡 Blowfish | 🍤 Fried Shrimp | 🍣 Sushi | 🐠 Tropical Fish
Desserts and Sweets 🎂
The sweetest section:
🍦 Soft Ice Cream | 🍧 Shaved Ice | 🍨 Ice Cream | 🍰 Shortcake | 🎂 Birthday Cake | 🧁 Cupcake | 🍮 Custard | 🍯 Honey Pot | 🍭 Lollipop | 🍬 Candy | 🍫 Chocolate Bar | 🍿 Popcorn | 🍩 Doughnut | 🍪 Cookie | 🍡 Dango | 🧁 Cupcake | 🥧 Pie | 🍦 Soft Ice Cream | 🫙 Jar (jam)
Beverages ☕
Every drink from morning to midnight:
Hot Drinks
☕ Hot Beverage (coffee) | 🫖 Teapot | 🍵 Teacup Without Handle | 🧋 Bubble Tea | 🥤 Cup with Straw (hot cocoa)
Cold Drinks
🧃 Beverage Box (juice box) | 🥛 Glass of Milk | 🧊 Ice | 🧋 Bubble Tea | 🥤 Cup with Straw | 💧 Droplet | 🫗 Pouring Liquid
Alcoholic Drinks
🍷 Wine Glass | 🥂 Clinking Glasses | 🍾 Bottle with Popping Cork | 🍻 Clinking Beer Mugs | 🍺 Beer Mug | 🥃 Tumbler Glass | 🍸 Cocktail Glass | 🍹 Tropical Drink | 🧉 Mate | 🍶 Sake
Condiments and Extras
The little things that make food better:
🧂 Salt | 🧄 Garlic | 🌶️ Hot Pepper | 🫒 Olive | 🧈 Butter | 🫙 Jar | 🍯 Honey Pot | 🥢 Chopsticks | 🍴 Fork and Knife | 🥄 Spoon | 🔪 Kitchen Knife | 🫙 Jar
Food Equipment and Tableware
🍽️ Fork and Knife with Plate | 🍴 Fork and Knife | 🥄 Spoon | 🔪 Kitchen Knife | 🫙 Jar | 🥢 Chopsticks | 🫕 Fondue | 🍲 Pot of Food | 🥘 Shallow Pan of Food | 🫙 Jar
Most Popular Food Emojis
By usage frequency, these food emojis appear most often in messages:
- 🍕 Pizza — endlessly popular across all demographics
- 🍔 Hamburger — fast food icon
- 🍣 Sushi — Japanese food is globally beloved
- ☕ Coffee — because mornings
- 🍰 Cake — birthdays and celebrations
- 🍩 Doughnut — treats and sweetness
- 🌮 Taco — especially popular on Tuesdays
- 🍺 Beer — casual and social
- 🍜 Ramen — comfort food worldwide
- 🍦 Ice Cream — universal dessert love
Use the Emoji Keyboard
Browse every food emoji in one place with our Emoji Keyboard. Search by food type, copy with one click, and discover emoji you didn't know existed.