🍝
Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F35D
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E0.6

spaghetti

Definitions & examples

Represents a plate of spaghetti or pasta, often with tomato sauce. 🍝 stands for comfort food, cozy dinners, or date-night vibes — basically, the “I’m eating well tonight” emoji.

  • You’re texting your partner while cooking dinner.

    Pasta’s almost ready 🍝❤️ hope you’re hungry

General

Sometimes used figuratively for “romantic dinner” or just to show that you’re in your foodie era — indulgent and content.

Cross-cultural

In Japan, 🍝 usually points to Napolitan (ナポリタン) or meat sauce pasta, not authentic Italian spaghetti. Napolitan is a beloved yoshoku (Western-style Japanese dish) made with ketchup, onions, bell peppers, and sausages — sweet, nostalgic, and served in cafés. So while English speakers think “Italian dinner,” Japanese users often picture kissa-style comfort food from their childhood.

Heads-up

Avoid using 🍝 to hint at anything NSFW — though the noodles might look… suggestive, it’s really just dinner.

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