Moon cake Emoji
Food
A golden-brown, round pastry with a decorative pattern stamped onto its top. The design typically features an intricate floral or scalloped motif, mirroring the traditional appearance of a baked Chinese treat.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to graphic for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is shared during family gatherings to signify the consumption of the sweet, dense dessert, often alongside a steaming cup of tea or a mention of the full moon. It is frequently sent with emojis like 🌕 or 🏮 to mark the holiday season.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji was introduced to represent one of the most culturally significant foods in East Asia. It serves as a digital nod to the centuries-old tradition of gifting and eating these cakes to honor the lunar calendar.
Details
Glyph
🥮
Unicode
U+1F96E
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f96e:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Food
Subcategory food-asian
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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