Leafy green emoji 🥬 (lettuce, cabbage, kale)
🥬 is the leafy green: a head of bok choy on most platforms, drawn to cover lettuce, cabbage, kale and pak choi at once.
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What the leafy green 🥬 (lettuce, cabbage, kale) emoji means
🥬 is the leafy green: a head of bok choy on most platforms, drawn to cover lettuce, cabbage, kale and pak choi at once. It means greens and healthy eating — salads, vegan menus, “eat your greens” — and Lunar New Year, where cabbage is a symbol of wealth. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Salad partners: 🥗 green salad, 🥒 cucumber, 🥦 broccoli.
Unicode name: leafy green · U+1F96C · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Food & Drink.
How people use it
- Salads and greens: healthy eating
- Vegan menus: plant-based
- Gardening: lettuce, kale beds
- Lunar New Year: lucky cabbage
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| leafy greenU+1F96C | Lettuce, cabbage, kale | |
| green saladU+1F957 | Salad bowl | |
| broccoliU+1F966 | Broccoli | |
| cucumberU+1F952 | Cucumber | |
| rabbit faceU+1F430 | Lettuce eater |
Spinach emoji: using 🥬 as the stand-in
There is no dedicated spinach emoji, so the leafy green 🥬 is the usual stand-in. In practice, that means a message about spinach smoothies, spinach dip or sautéed spinach will use 🥬 to get the idea across. The shape reads as a leafy green, which is close enough for most readers.
If you are writing about spinach specifically, pair 🥬 with other ingredients or cooking cues to make the meaning clearer, like 🧄 garlic or 🍳 a pan.
Questions people ask
Is there a lettuce emoji?
🥬 leafy green covers lettuce, cabbage and kale.
What does 🥬 mean?
Greens — healthy eating, salads, vegan food.
When was 🥬 added?
2018, Emoji 11.0.
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.
