fork and knife

🍴

fork and knife

🍴 represents fork and knife, shown as a silver fork and knife placed side by side. Some designs are more realistic, while others are flat.

Fork and knife represent sustenance, culinary refinement, and the act of dining. They symbolize a transition to satisfaction and often carry a formal tone regarding mealtime.

This emoji is perfect for saying "Time for dinner 🍴!" or "Checking out this new bistro 🍴." It is also used for food reviews like "The service was excellent 🍴."

  • You’re about to dig into brunch after a long morning.

    Finally time for pancakes 🍴

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F374
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.6

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