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Onion emoji ๐Ÿง…

๐Ÿง… is the onion: a brown onion with a white cut face. It means onions and cooking โ€” the start of every recipe โ€” plus crying (โ€œnot crying, chopping onions ๐Ÿง…โ€) and layersโ€ฆ

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What the onion ๐Ÿง… emoji means

๐Ÿง… is the onion: a brown onion with a white cut face. It means onions and cooking โ€” the start of every recipe โ€” plus crying (โ€œnot crying, chopping onions ๐Ÿง…โ€) and layers, as in Shrekโ€™s โ€œogres are like onionsโ€ and people with hidden depths. Added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Kitchen partners: ๐Ÿง„ garlic, ๐Ÿ”ช kitchen knife, ๐Ÿณ cooking; the sad face ๐Ÿ˜ข on the crying guide.

Unicode name: onion ยท U+1F9C5 ยท Emoji 12.0 (2019) ยท group: Food & Drink.

IN A MESSAGEnot crying, just chopping ๐Ÿง…

How people use it

  • Cooking: recipes, meal prep
  • Crying jokes: hiding tears
  • Layers: Shrek, complex people
  • Gardening: harvest

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
onionU+1F9C5Onion, tears, layers
garlicU+1F9C4Garlic
crying faceU+1F622Crying
kitchen knifeU+1F52AChopping
shallow pan of foodU+1F958Cooking

Questions people ask

What does ๐Ÿง… mean?

An onion โ€” cooking, hidden tears, or layers.

When was ๐Ÿง… added?

2019, Emoji 12.0, with ๐Ÿง„ garlic.

What does ๐Ÿง… mean from a guy?

A cooking post or a joke about crying.

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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