🥡 meaning at a glance
- Plain meaning: Unicode calls this emoji “takeout box.” It can show takeout box 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 5.0
What does 🥡 mean in messages?
Unicode calls this emoji “takeout box.” It can show takeout box in notes about food, drinks, menus, cravings, or meal plans.
Use 🥡 for meals, ingredients, cravings, hospitality, or plans. Unicode calls it “takeout box.” 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+1F961 takeout box.
U+1F961takeout boxVersion and platform support
The takeout box emoji was introduced in Emoji 5.0 and is classified in the food asian 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 “takeout box.” Search terms indexed for this entry include box, takeout. It belongs to Food & Drink and the food asian 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 “takeout box.” 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.