Onion Emoji ๐ง
| Name | Onion |
|---|---|
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Shortcode | :onion: |
| Unicode | U+1F9C5 |
| Also known as | flavoring, cook, food, spice, plant, vegetable |
What does the Onion emoji ๐ง mean?
This is a golden-brown onion with papery skin. It represents cooking and a base ingredient in countless dishes, and it plays on the idea of 'layers,' both literally and as a metaphor for complex, deep things. Its reputation for making you cry also makes it a shorthand for tears.
How people use Onion ๐ง
People use it in cooking and recipe posts, especially caramelized onions, soups, and stews, and jokingly when something 'made them cry,' whether a sad movie or a moving moment. It also appears in 'this has layers' style comments.
- Caramelizing onions for French onion soup ๐ง
- Who's cutting onions in here? ๐ง ๐ญ
- This character has so many layers ๐ง
Onion emoji - frequently asked questions
What does the onion emoji ๐ง mean?
It's a golden onion representing cooking and a kitchen staple, and it also plays on 'layers' and on onions making you cry.
Why do people use ๐ง to talk about crying?
Because chopping onions makes your eyes water, so people jokingly blame the onion emoji when something emotional 'made them cry,' like a sad movie or touching moment.
How to copy and paste the Onion emoji
Tap the Copy button or the ๐ง above to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) on Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord, and anywhere else.