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

&#xD83E;&#xDD60;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Food

Subcategory food-asian

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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