Broccoli Emoji

Food

A vibrant green floret of broccoli with a thick, textured stalk. The design captures the likeness of the cruciferous vegetable, showcasing the tightly bunched crown that mimics a miniature tree.

Usage Context

Used to represent healthy eating, green vegetables, or a plant-based diet. People often include it in messages to discuss grocery shopping, cooking, or to signal a preference for nutritious food. It is frequently sent alongside other produce like 🥕 or 🥗 to emphasize fresh ingredients.

History

Approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017, broccoli was added after high demand from health-conscious users and nutrition advocates who wanted more variety in the food emoji category. Its addition helped fill a gap for common vegetables that previously lacked a dedicated icon.

Details

Glyph

🥦

Unicode

U+1F966

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f966:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD66;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Food

Subcategory food-vegetable

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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