🧊
Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F9CA
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E12.0

ice

Definitions & examples

Represents literal ice, but also coolness β€” both temperature and attitude. It can mean chilling out, staying calm, or being effortlessly β€œcool.”

  • Your friend is overreacting to a small mistake.

    Chill, it’s not that deep 🧊

General

Used in slang to show something or someone is icy (stylish, unbothered, or emotionally cool). In online talk, it can also symbolize luxury or diamonds (β€œice” πŸ’Ž).

Cross-cultural

In Japanese chats, 🧊 is usually read literally β€” as in adding ice to drinks or describing something cold. Sometimes it appears in summer posts or かき氷 (shaved ice) captions.

Cross-cultural

In Chinese chats, 🧊 can mean β€œε†·ι™ (stay calm)” or β€œι…· (cool style).” It also pops up in memes as β€œε†·ζΌ /ι«˜ε†·β€ β€” meaning emotionally distant in a chic way.

Heads-up

When used in relationship chats, 🧊 might imply β€œε†·ζ·‘ (cold or distant),” so make sure the context matches your intention.

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