Use food to suggest plans
A pizza slice or coffee cup can turn a short question into a clear invitation when paired with a time or place.
Emoji collection
Food & Drink Emoji
Meals, snacks and things worth toasting.
72 entries
01PizzaA slice of pizza — shared, easy comfort food.Meaning & copy02Birthday CakeA candlelit cake for birthdays.Meaning & copy03Hot BeverageCoffee or tea — a pause in the day.Meaning & copy04AvocadoBrunch culture in a single fruit.Meaning & copy05StrawberrySweetness and summer fruit.Meaning & copy06Clinking Beer MugsCheers — a toast between friends.Meaning & copy07HamburgerA classic burger, standing for fast food, comfort eating and casual plans.Meaning & copy08Steaming BowlA hot bowl of noodles: comfort food, warmth and cheap, satisfying meals.Meaning & copy09PopcornCinema snacking, and online the universal sign for settling in to watch drama unfold.Meaning & copy10Chocolate BarA bar of chocolate representing treats, comfort and small indulgences.Meaning & copy11LemonA lemon — freshness and cooking, and in idiom something that turned out faulty.Meaning & copy12Green AppleA tart green apple, sharper in flavour and colour than the red one.Meaning & copy13CroissantA buttery pastry, shorthand for breakfast, bakeries and French references.Meaning & copy14SushiA piece of nigiri, standing for Japanese food and for a meal out.Meaning & copy15Honey PotA jar of honey with a dipper, used for sweetness both literal and affectionate.Meaning & copy16WatermelonA slice of watermelon, strongly associated with summer and hot weather.Meaning & copy17Red AppleA whole red apple with a leaf, the default apple in the set and the one people mean by the word.Meaning & copy18Tropical DrinkA tall glass with fruit and a straw, the cocktail that means holiday rather than any specific recipe.Meaning & copy19EggA plain white egg in its shell, drawn before it becomes anything else.Meaning & copy20PieA pie in its dish with one wedge cut and the filling left unreadable.Meaning & copy21Poultry LegA cooked drumstick with the bone left bare as a handle.Meaning & copy22Clinking GlassesTwo champagne flutes meeting mid-toast, drawn as the moment and not the drink.Meaning & copy23BananaA curved yellow banana, drawn unpeeled on most platforms.Meaning & copy24CarrotAn orange carrot with green leaves still attached.Meaning & copy25BaconTwo rashers of streaky bacon, for breakfast and weekend cooking.Meaning & copy26Baguette BreadA French baguette, for bakeries, picnics and anything Parisian.Meaning & copy27BroccoliA head of broccoli, for vegetables, cooking and eating properly.Meaning & copy28ButterA block of butter on a dish, for baking, cooking and richness.Meaning & copy29CoconutA coconut cut open, for tropical food, beaches and sun cream.Meaning & copy30CookieA chocolate chip cookie, for baking, treats and web cookie jokes.Meaning & copy31Ear of CornAn ear of corn in its husk, for sweetcorn, farming and summer food.Meaning & copy32CupcakeA cupcake with swirled icing, for baking, birthdays and small treats.Meaning & copy33DumplingA folded dumpling, for East Asian food and comfort eating.Meaning & copy34EggplantA purple aubergine, and one of the best-known double meanings online.Meaning & copy35French FriesA red carton of fries, for fast food and shared snacks.Meaning & copy36Ginger RootA knob of ginger root, for cooking, tea and remedies.Meaning & copy37Hot DogA hot dog with mustard, for street food, stadiums and barbecues.Meaning & copy38Ice CreamScoops of ice cream in a bowl, for dessert and hot days.Meaning & copy39Kiwi FruitA halved kiwi showing the green flesh, for fruit and breakfast.Meaning & copy40LimeA green lime, added years after the lemon it was built from.Meaning & copy41LollipopA swirled lollipop, for sweets, childhood and bright colour.Meaning & copy42MangoA ripe mango, for tropical fruit, summer and South Asian food.Meaning & copy43MelonA pale melon, for fruit bowls and summer eating.Meaning & copy44Glass of MilkA full glass of milk, for breakfast, baking and dairy.Meaning & copy45OnionA brown onion, for cooking, layers and crying in the kitchen.Meaning & copy46Shallow Pan of FoodA shallow pan of food, for paella, stews and cooking for a crowd.Meaning & copy47PearA green pear, for fruit, autumn and orchard food.Meaning & copy48Hot PepperA red chilli, for heat, spice and anything described as hot.Meaning & copy49PineappleA whole pineapple, for tropical fruit, hospitality and the pizza argument.Meaning & copy50PotatoA plain potato, for cooking, comfort food and calling yourself one.Meaning & copy51SaltA salt shaker, for cooking and for being salty about something.Meaning & copy52SandwichA sandwich cut in half, for lunch and quick food.Meaning & copy53Cooked RiceA bowl of white rice, for East Asian meals and everyday dinners.Meaning & copy54TacoA folded taco, for Mexican food and Tuesday.Meaning & copy55TomatoA red tomato, for cooking, gardening and the study timer.Meaning & copy56WaffleA square waffle, for breakfast, brunch and sweet plates.Meaning & copy57Wine GlassA glass of red wine, for drinks, dinner and unwinding.Meaning & copy58Bubble TeaA cup of bubble tea with tapioca pearls and a fat straw.Meaning & copy59Fish Cake with SwirlA slice of narutomaki, the pink-swirled fish cake from ramen.Meaning & copy60Fork and Knife with PlateA plate with cutlery either side, the standard sign for a meal.Meaning & copy61ChestnutA brown chestnut, also used as the acorn and nut emoji.Meaning & copy62BeansA pile of kidney beans, for beans, pulses and cooking.Meaning & copy63BlueberriesA cluster of blueberries, for fruit, baking and breakfast.Meaning & copy64DoughnutA ring doughnut with icing and sprinkles, the donut emoji.Meaning & copy65PancakesA stack of pancakes with butter and syrup, for breakfast and brunch.Meaning & copy66PeanutsTwo peanuts in their shells, for peanuts, snacks and nut allergies.Meaning & copy67Pot of FoodA steaming pot of stew, the usual soup emoji.Meaning & copy68SpaghettiA plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce, the pasta emoji.Meaning & copy69Cut of MeatA raw steak, the steak and meat emoji.Meaning & copy70Meat on BoneA cartoon piece of meat on a bone, for meat, roasts and ham.Meaning & copy71Cup with StrawA takeaway cup with a straw, the soda and milkshake emoji.Meaning & copy72Beverage BoxA juice box with a straw, the juice emoji.Meaning & copy
Category guide
Understanding food & drink emoji
Food and drink emoji are useful for plans, cravings, celebrations and visual themes. Most uses are literal, but familiar foods can also stand for routines, social occasions or community slang, which makes context especially important.
How they appear across devices
Recipes and regional versions may be drawn differently across platforms. A hot beverage can resemble coffee, tea or cocoa, and prepared foods may use different toppings or containers.
Choose with context
How to pick the right emoji
Check slang meanings
Some foods have suggestive or community-specific meanings that may be stronger than the literal reading.
Keep accessibility in mind
Name the dish in text when dietary needs, ordering or event details matter.
Common questions
About food & drink emoji
Can a food emoji mean more than a meal?
Yes. It may signal a social plan, celebration, aesthetic, craving or piece of slang depending on the conversation.
Is the hot beverage emoji coffee or tea?
Unicode names it Hot Beverage, so either reading can be correct. The sender's habits and the surrounding message supply the answer.