🍞
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.