Drooling emoji
🤤 is “I want that”, food or otherwise; 😋 is pure yum. Copy both here.
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What the drooling emoji means
🤤 (drooling face, Emoji 3.0) means “I want that”: delicious food, a gorgeous car, a holiday photo, and in flirtatious chats a person. 😋 (face savoring food) is purely about taste — “yum”, “that was delicious” — and never flirtatious. Together they cover the whole range from a bakery window to a crush.
Unicode name: drooling face · U+1F924 · Emoji 3.0 (2016) · group: Smileys & Emotion.
How people use it
- Food: 🤤 for wanting it, 😋 for eating it
- Desire: cars, gadgets, houses
- Flirting: 🤤 under a photo is a clear compliment
- Sleepy: occasionally, drooling on the pillow
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| drooling faceU+1F924 | Drooling: “I want that” | Flirty when aimed at a person | |
| face savoring foodU+1F60B | Yum, delicious | Innocent | |
| smiling face with heart-eyesU+1F60D | Adoration | See the heart eyes guide | |
| hot faceU+1F975 | “Hot” | See the hot emoji guide |
The drooling emoji as a meme
On social media, 🤤 is a staple of reaction memes. It usually appears next to an object of intense desire — a stack of pancakes, a new console, a celebrity photo — with the sender signalling “I want this so badly it’s making me drool.” The format is simple: the image does the work, and 🤤 adds the exaggerated hunger.
A common variant repeats 🤤 several times or pairs it with 😋 to show escalating appetite, turning a simple reaction into a running joke.
Eating, licking and mouth-watering: food meanings
As an eating emoji, 🤤 is less about the act of eating and more about anticipating it. That is the real strength of the drooling face: it captures the moment before the first bite, when something looks so good your mouth waters. If you want to say the food itself tasted amazing, 😋 is the more accurate choice — see the food emoji collection for the full set.
That mouth-watering feeling is exactly what 🤤 is built to show — a simple visual for “I want that now.” Unlike 😋, which suggests tasting and flavour, 🤤 is about anticipation: the saliva appears before anything is eaten.
Chat examples
Real messages with 🤤, and a reply that fits.
pizza night 🤤
save me a slice
that bakery 🤤
we’re going
🤤 dessert menu
order two
Questions people ask
What does 🤤 mean from a guy?
Under food, hunger. Under a photo of a person, attraction — it is a fairly direct compliment.
What is the yum emoji?
😋 face savoring food, the “delicious” face.
What is the difference between 🤤 and 😋?
🤤 shows anticipation — wanting something so much that you drool — while 😋 shows enjoyment, often after tasting something delicious. Use 🤤 for “I want that” and 😋 for “that tastes good.”
What does the mouth watering emoji mean?
The mouth watering emoji is another name for 🤤 drooling face. It shows strong craving — for food, a person, or anything that makes you salivate — and is used both literally and flirtatiously.
What is the licking emoji?
The licking emoji is usually 😋 face savouring food, which has its tongue out and means “delicious.” Some people also use 👅 tongue emoji to suggest licking, but 🤤 is specifically about drooling and wanting.
What are other names for the drooling face emoji?
A common short name is the drool emoji. The official name is drooling face, which matches the visible drool.
Is there a salivating emoji?
Yes, 🤤 is often called the salivating emoji because it shows a face with drool. People use it when they are salivating over something they want, whether that is a delicious meal, a new gadget or someone they find attractive.
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.
