Copy food symbols in one click: plates and cutlery ๐ฝ๏ธ ๐ด, fast food, fruit, vegetables, sweets and drinks, plus menu markers like ๐ถ๏ธ for spicy and ๐ฑ for plant-based dishes.
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (โ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for โfork and knife with plateโ.
In Microsoft Word, type 1F37D and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + โ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for โfork and knife with plateโ.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings โบ General โบ Keyboard โบ Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings โบ Dictionary โบ Personal dictionary).
๐ฝ๏ธ (fork and knife with plate) and ๐ด (fork and knife) stand for a meal, a restaurant or "dinner time". ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐ฅข add a spoon, a kitchen knife and chopsticks, and ๐ณ means cooking or breakfast.
Beyond that, food emoji cover almost everything: fast food like ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ, Asian dishes like ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฑ, fruit and vegetables, sweets like ๐ฐ ๐ง ๐ฉ and drinks from โ๏ธ to ๐ง. Some official Unicode names are not the American ones: ๐ is AUBERGINE (eggplant) and ๐ฝ is EAR OF MAIZE (corn).
Menu and recipe symbols
Symbols make menus easier to scan. Common markers are ๐ถ๏ธ for spicy, ๐ฑ for plant-based, ๐ฅ for nuts, ๐พ for grains or gluten, ๐ฅ for dairy and ๐ฆ for shellfish. Explain them in a short key at the bottom of the menu, and do not rely on emoji alone for allergy information.
For recipe cards and food blogs, a line like "โฒ๏ธ 30 min ยท ๐ฝ๏ธ serves 4 ยท ๐ถ๏ธ mild" sums up a dish at a glance. Use a check mark for ingredient checklists.
Text food symbols and kaomoji
Most food symbols are emoji, but a few text characters show up in food kaomoji. โจ๏ธ HOT SPRINGS often stands for a steaming dish, as in ( หโฝห)ใฃโจ๏ธ, and (ใฃหฺกหฯ) uses the Arabic letter ฺก as a licking tongue for "yummy". More faces are on the kaomoji page.
Every phone emoji keyboard has a food and drink tab, and you can search by name, like "pizza" or "taco". On Windows, press Win + .; on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space. Or click any symbol on this page to copy it.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy food emoji?
Click any food symbol on this page and it is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it into your message, menu or post.
What does ๐ฝ๏ธ mean?
๐ฝ๏ธ is FORK AND KNIFE WITH PLATE. It means a meal, dinner time, a restaurant or "let's eat".
What symbols can I use on a menu?
Popular choices are ๐ถ๏ธ for spicy, ๐ฑ for plant-based, ๐ฅ for nuts and ๐พ for gluten. Add a short key so guests know what each symbol means.