rice ball

πŸ™

rice ball

Represents a Japanese rice ball, usually shaped into a triangle and wrapped with seaweed. It symbolizes simple, homemade food β€” the kind of thing packed for school trips, picnics, or comforting lunches.

  • You’re texting a friend while taking a quick lunch break at the park.

    Just me, the sunshine, and an onigiri πŸ™πŸŒ€οΈ

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F359
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.6
Cross-cultural

πŸ™ directly represents onigiri, one of Japan’s most familiar comfort foods β€” convenient, nostalgic, and full of β€œmade-with-love” feelings. It often evokes home or family warmth.

Cross-cultural

To many outside Japan, πŸ™ might look like a dessert or a strange triangle snack. It’s sometimes used in foodie posts or travel blogs to show β€œtrying Japanese snacks” experiences.

Heads-up

πŸ™ can be confused with 🍘 (rice cracker), so if you’re being literal about food, context helps clarify.

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