🧅 Onion Emoji — Meaning & Copy Paste

📋 Copy & Code

Emoji 🧅

With name 🧅 Onion

Shortcode :onion:

Unicode U+1F9C5

HTML Dec 🧅

HTML Hex 🧅

CSS \1F9C5

C, C++ & Python \U0001f9c5

Java, JS & JSON \uD83E\uDDC5

Perl \x{1F9C5}

PHP & Ruby \u{1F9C5}

URL Escape %F0%9F%A7%85

💡 What does 🧅 mean?

🧅 captures a visual idea around Food Vegetable. Sitting in the Food Vegetable group within Food & Drink, it's one of those emojis that communicates meaning at a glance — no explanation needed for most people worldwide.

Commonly used across iMessage, Messenger, and social media. It's one of those emojis people reach for without thinking.

Neighbors in the emoji keyboard include 🍇 Grapes, 🍈 Melon, 🍉 Watermelon — great options when 🧅 alone doesn't quite capture the full sentiment.

First introduced in Unicode 12.0.

💬 Chat Examples

Here's how the Onion emoji 🧅 is used in real conversations:

Cutting onions is torture 🧅

Swim goggles help 🧅🥽

I look ridiculous but it works 🧅😂

🖼️ Onion on Different Platforms

Apple

Google

Twitter / X

Facebook

Microsoft Fluent

Microsoft 3D

Samsung

JoyPixels

OpenMoji

Noto Emoji

🧅 Your Browser

🔗 Word Associations

The 🧅 emoji is often associated with:

⌨️ How to type 🧅

Windows

Win + . → search "onion"

Mac

Cmd + Ctrl + Space

Linux

Ctrl + . (GNOME)

Mobile

Emoji keyboard 🔤

Or simply copy from this page!

👥 Related Emojis

🍇 Grapes 🍈 Melon 🍉 Watermelon 🍊 Tangerine 🍋 Lemon 🍋‍🟩 Lime 🍌 Banana 🍍 Pineapple 🥭 Mango 🍎 Red Apple 🍏 Green Apple 🍐 Pear

📦 Other food-vegetable Emojis

? Pickle 🧄 Garlic 🍄‍🟫 Brown Mushroom 🥜 Peanuts 🥬 Leafy Green 🫘 Beans 🥕 Carrot 🥑 Avocado 🫑 Bell Pepper 🫜 Root Vegetable

🌍 🧅 Onion In Other Languages

Discover the name of the 🧅 emoji in various languages:

Arabic بصل

Chinese 洋葱

Chinese (Traditional) 洋蔥

French oignon

German Zwiebel

Hindi प्याज़

Italian cipolla

Japanese タマネギ

Korean 양파

Portuguese cebola

Spanish cebolla

Turkish soğan

Vietnamese hành

Russian лук

Thai หอมหัวใหญ่

Source: Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)

❓ FAQ

What does the Onion emoji 🧅 mean?

The Onion emoji 🧅 is part of the Food & Drink category (food-vegetable group). It was added in Unicode 12.0 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.

How do I copy the Onion emoji?

Click the "Copy 🧅" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).

What is the shortcode for 🧅?

The shortcode is :onion:. You can use it on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Onion Emoji