Food emoji: every fruit, vegetable, meal, dessert and drink to copy
Emoji has 132 food and drink characters. This page lays them out by course so you can copy the one you mean, from ๐ฝ๏ธ to ๐ฐ.
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Plates, cutlery and meals
๐ฝ๏ธ fork and knife with plate is the general โfoodโ or โdinnerโ emoji: restaurant posts, โdinnerโs readyโ, meal-prep captions. ๐ด fork and knife is the same idea without the plate and often stands for โlunchโ. ๐ฅ spoon, ๐ฅข chopsticks and ๐ช kitchen knife complete the table. For the act of cooking use ๐ณ cooking or ๐จโ๐ณ chef.
Fruit
The peach, cherry, strawberry, banana, lemon and watermelon all have guides, several of them because the fruit has a second meaning.
Vegetables, bread and dairy
Dishes and fast food
Asian food
Sweets and desserts
Drinks
Cute food emojis
Some food emoji just look adorable. The strawberry ๐, peach ๐ and cherry ๐ work well for their soft shapes and cheerful colours. The dumpling ๐ฅ, rice ball ๐ and cupcake ๐ง also read as sweet and friendly in messages. They suit sweet messages to friends or partners.
- ๐ strawberry โ bright and berry sweet
- ๐ฅ avocado โ smooth and gentle
- ๐ก dango โ pink, green and white on a stick
- ๐ฉ doughnut โ round with sprinkles
- ๐ญ lollipop โ a swirl of colour
Popular combos: ๐ฅค๐๐
The triple ๐ฅค๐๐ is a shorthand for a classic fast food meal: a burger, fries and a soft drink. It suits captions about cheat days, road trips or late-night cravings. Adding ๐จ turns it into a full dessert order, while ๐บ swaps the soft drink for a beer in adult versions. The combo works as a caption on its own or alongside a photo of the actual meal.
- ๐๐๐บ pizza night
- ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ taco Tuesday
- ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ healthy lunch
- ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ต sushi lunch
Questions people ask
What is the food emoji?
๐ฝ๏ธ fork and knife with plate is the general one; ๐ด fork and knife is the older, plate-less version. For a specific dish, use the dish.
Is there a plate emoji?
๐ฝ๏ธ is a plate with cutlery. There is no empty plate on its own.
How many food emoji are there?
132 in the Food & Drink group of Emoji 18.0, from ๐ grapes to ๐ซ jar. The Food & Drink category lists every one.
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.
