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Ginger root emoji 🫚

🫚 is ginger root: a knobbly tan rhizome. It means ginger and spice β€” ginger tea for a cold, curries, gingerbread β€” and, playfully, redheads: β€œteam ginger πŸ«šβ€ next to πŸ§‘β€πŸ¦°β€¦

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What the ginger root 🫚 emoji means

🫚 is ginger root: a knobbly tan rhizome. It means ginger and spice β€” ginger tea for a cold, curries, gingerbread β€” and, playfully, redheads: β€œteam ginger πŸ«šβ€ next to πŸ§‘β€πŸ¦° person with red hair. Added in Emoji 15.0 (2022), so older phones show a box. Kitchen partners: πŸ§„ garlic, πŸ› curry, 🍡 tea on the coffee and tea guide.

Unicode name: ginger root Β· U+1FADA Β· Emoji 15.0 (2022) Β· group: Food & Drink.

IN A MESSAGEcold coming on, ginger tea and bed 🫚🍡

How people use it

  • Spice: curries, stir-fries, baking
  • Remedies: ginger tea, nausea
  • Redheads: ginger pride
  • Gingerbread: Christmas baking

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
ginger rootU+1FADAGinger, spice
garlicU+1F9C4Garlic
teacup without handleU+1F375Ginger tea
person: red hairU+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9B0A ginger
cookieU+1F36AGingerbread

Questions people ask

What does 🫚 mean?

Ginger β€” the spice, or a redhead joke.

Why can’t I see 🫚?

It needs Emoji 15.0 (iOS 16.4, Android 13 or newer).

Is there a redhead emoji?

πŸ§‘β€πŸ¦° person with red hair, and 🫚 as a pun.

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.

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