🫔 Tamale Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Tamale

Short Name

:tamale:

Unicode

U+1FAD4

Unicode Version

13.0

Release Year

2020

Category

Food & Drink

Subcategory

Food Prepared

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

TAMALE emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1FAD4

Apple Style

TAMALE emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1FAD4

Google Style

TAMALE emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1FAD4

Twitter Style

TAMALE emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1FAD4

Facebook Style

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🫔</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A tamale, represented as a traditional Mexican dish wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf, filled with seasoned meat, cheese, or vegetables. The visual style varies across platforms, with some showing a more detailed depiction and others a simpler, more abstract form. Symbolizes Mexican cuisine and cultural heritage, often used to represent food, meals, or specific culinary traditions.

Common Uses

  • Referencing Mexican cuisine: 'Had the best tamales today 🫔'
  • Indicating a meal or snack: 'Lunch break 🫔'
  • Celebrating cultural heritage: 'Feliz Día de los Muertos 🫔'

Example Sentences

  • For dinner tonight, we're having tamales 🫔
  • What's your favorite Mexican dish? I love tamales 🫔
  • Celebrating Mexican Independence Day with tamales 🫔

Frequently Asked Questions