Tamale Emoji
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🫔🫔:tamale:%F0%9F%AB%94\1FAD4What does the Tamale emoji mean?
The Tamale emoji (🫔) depicts a tamale and belongs to the Food & Drink category of the Unicode emoji standard. It is a widely recognised symbol that works across modern devices and platforms. Technically it is encoded at Unicode code point U+1FAD4 and was added in Emoji 14.0 (2021), so every up-to-date system can display and exchange it reliably. In social feeds this emoji signals taste and occasion, helping readers imagine flavour, setting, or tradition at a glance, whether the post is about daily coffee or a festive feast. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of tamale stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (🫔), as an HTML entity (🫔), or as a shortcode (:tamale:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.
This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for tamale — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.
How to use the Tamale emoji
- In chat: Drop 🫔 into a sentence where you would normally write “tamale” to add tone and visual interest.
- On social media: Pair 🫔 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
- In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🫔 or shortcode :tamale: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.
Technical details & cross-platform notes
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Unicode code point | U+1FAD4 |
| Introduced in | Emoji 14.0 (2021) |
| Shortcode | :tamale: |
| HTML entity | 🫔 |
| Platform rendering | Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays tamale everywhere — only the art style changes. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Tamale mean?
The Tamale emoji (🫔) depicts a tamale and belongs to the Food & Drink category of the Unicode emoji standard. It is a widely recognised symbol that works across modern devices and platforms. Technica...
What is the Unicode code point?
Encoded at U+1FAD4, introduced in Emoji 14.0 (2021). Official name: "Tamale".
How do I copy the Tamale emoji?
Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.
Is the Tamale emoji free to use?
Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.
How is Tamale used in context?
It adds visual shorthand for tamale in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.
Does it look the same on every device?
Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🫔 with their own style, colour, and shading.