🍞

bread

Unicode: 1F35E

Description

A dark brown, rectangular slice of bread, often depicted with a slightly darker crust and a lighter interior.

Group:

Food & Drink > food-prepared

Status:

fully-qualified

Emotion:

Neutral, often represents a common food item or a component of a meal.

Backstory

This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). It represents a basic, widely consumed food item globally and is part of the larger food emoji set.

Usage Examples

  • Indicating a breakfast item: 'Time for toast! 🍞'
  • Suggesting a sandwich: 'Making a sandwich for lunch. 🥪🍞'
  • Representing food in general: 'Need to pick up some groceries: milk, eggs, and 🍞.'
  • Conversations about diet or staple foods: 'Trying to cut down on carbs, avoiding too much 🍞.'

Cultural Differences

Western culture:

Commonly associated with toast, sandwiches, or breakfast. Can represent staple food.

East Asian culture:

Bread is consumed, but less of a staple than rice in many contexts. Can be seen as a Western-style food.

Middle Eastern culture:

Various types of bread are fundamental to daily meals, though this specific emoji might represent more Westernized sliced bread.