coconut
Unicode: 1F965
Description
A brown avocado, typically shown as a whole fruit, sometimes split in half to display its green flesh and large brown pit.
Group:
Food & Drink > food-fruit
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents health, wellness, freshness, or 'basic' and trendy food choices. Can also symbolize California or healthy lifestyles.
Backstory
The Avocado emoji was approved as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016. Its inclusion reflected the growing global popularity and cultural significance of avocados, particularly in healthy eating trends and breakfast/brunch menus.
Usage Examples
- Healthy meal prep: 'Starting my day right with this green smoothie and avocado! 🥑'
- Brunch plans: 'Avocado toast for brunch anyone? 🥑'
- Referring to California: 'Missing that California sunshine and fresh avocados! 🥑'
- Discussing healthy fats: 'Good source of healthy fats! 🥑'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Strongly associated with healthy eating, veganism, and trendy brunch culture ('avocado toast'). Can be used ironically to denote something 'basic'.
East Asian culture:
Used more generally for healthy food or specific recipes, less tied to 'trendy' or 'basic' connotations associated with Western 'avocado toast' culture.