Doughnut emoji 🍩 (donut)
🍩 is the doughnut: a ring doughnut with pink or chocolate icing and sprinkles. It means doughnuts — coffee breaks, Krispy Kreme, Homer Simpson, National Doughnut Day…
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What the doughnut 🍩 (donut) emoji means
🍩 is the doughnut: a ring doughnut with pink or chocolate icing and sprinkles. It means doughnuts — coffee breaks, Krispy Kreme, Homer Simpson, National Doughnut Day — and zero or a hole (“scored a big fat 🍩”). It has a mild innuendo in some circles. Original 2010 emoji. Its savoury twin is 🥯 bagel; sweet friends 🍪 cookie, 🧁 cupcake; the drink ☕ coffee.
Unicode name: doughnut · U+1F369 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Food & Drink.
How people use it
- Doughnuts: treats, coffee breaks
- Zero: “a doughnut” for nothing
- Homer Simpson: mmm, donuts
- Pink aesthetic: with 🩷
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| doughnutU+1F369 | Sweet ring | |
| bagelU+1F96F | Savoury ring | |
| cookieU+1F36A | Cookie | |
| cupcakeU+1F9C1 | Cupcake | |
| hot beverageU+2615 | Coffee |
Questions people ask
Donut or doughnut?
Both; Unicode spells it doughnut.
What does 🍩 mean from a guy?
A treat, or a joke about scoring nothing.
What is the difference between 🍩 and 🥯?
🍩 is iced and sweet; 🥯 is a cut, savoury bagel.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
