Poultry leg Emoji

Food

A golden-brown roasted poultry drumstick, typically depicted with a thick layer of meat and a clean bone handle. It represents a classic cooked meal, most often associated with chicken or turkey.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss dinner plans, hearty meals, or cravings for fast food. It is a staple in food-related conversations and is often paired with 🍖 when talking about carnivore-heavy diets or BBQ events.

History

Added to the Unicode set in 2010, the poultry leg became an instant hit for mobile messaging as food culture grew on social media. It draws inspiration from the iconic 'meat-on-the-bone' imagery found in early animation and cartoons to signify a filling, substantial meal.

Details

Glyph

🍗

Unicode

U+1F357

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f357:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF57;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Food

Subcategory food-prepared

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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