Fortune cookie

Fortune cookie Emoji

Food

A golden-brown, folded biscuit with a visible paper strip peeking out from its center. It mimics the classic, crunchy treat served at the end of Chinese-American restaurant meals, complete with the signature hidden slip of paper inside.

Usage Context

Used to signal luck, destiny, or a playful prediction about the future. It is frequently sent alongside emojis related to dining out, like 🥡 or 🥢, or when sharing a piece of wisdom or a realization that feels like a sudden stroke of insight.

History

Although often associated with Chinese culture, the modern fortune cookie was popularized in early 20th-century California, likely influenced by Japanese tea cakes. It became a staple of the American dining experience long before appearing in the Unicode 10.0 release in 2017 to satisfy user demand for more diverse dessert options.

Details

Glyph
🥠
Unicode
U+1F960
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f960:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Food
Subcategory food-asian
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
fortune cookiefoodprophecydessertfortunecookieasianbaked goodsluckpredictiontakeoutwisdom

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.