Sushi Emoji

Food

A slice of fresh, pink-hued raw fish, typically salmon, placed atop a small mound of vinegared white rice. It is the iconic representation of nigiri-style sushi, showcasing a quintessential Japanese culinary staple.

Usage Context

Widely used to coordinate dinner plans, suggest grabbing a meal, or celebrate a love for raw fish and Japanese cuisine. It is frequently sent alongside other related food items like 🥢 or 🍵 when people are discussing a night out at a restaurant.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial push to bring Japanese lifestyle icons to the global digital stage. It was modeled after the traditional food culture of Japan, where sushi quickly became a universal shorthand for fresh, high-quality seafood.

Details

Glyph

🍣

Unicode

U+1F363

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f363:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF63;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Food

Subcategory food-asian

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

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.

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