🥘 meaning at a glance
- Plain meaning: Unicode calls this emoji “shallow pan of food.” It can show shallow pan of food in notes about food, drinks, menus, cravings, or meal plans.
- Usual tone: Literal · Social
- Use with care: Read the words around it. The relationship, culture, and app design can change how it feels.
- Technical type: Single-Code-Point Emoji from Emoji 3.0
What does 🥘 mean in messages?
Unicode calls this emoji “shallow pan of food.” It can show shallow pan of food in notes about food, drinks, menus, cravings, or meal plans.
Use 🥘 for meals, ingredients, cravings, hospitality, or plans. Unicode calls it “shallow pan of food.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.
For a wider view, browse food & drink emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.
Example messages with 🥘
Unicode construction and code points
This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1F958 shallow pan of food.
U+1F958shallow pan of foodVersion and platform support
The shallow pan of food emoji was introduced in Emoji 3.0 and is classified in the food prepared subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.
Names, keywords, and classification
The standardized name is “shallow pan of food.” Search terms indexed for this entry include food, of, pan, shallow. It belongs to Food & Drink and the food prepared subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.
Accessibility and clear wording
For alt text, start with “shallow pan of food.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.
Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.