egg
Unicode: 1F95A
Description
A brown chicken egg with one or more cracks, often depicted with a small opening.
Group:
Food & Drink > food-prepared
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents fragility, the beginning of something new, or something broken. Can also imply surprise or a lighthearted moment.
Backstory
The egg emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 in 2016. While there are other egg emojis (e.g., 1F373 Cooking Fried Egg, 1F95A Egg), this specific 'cracked egg' often implies a state of being broken or about to hatch, distinguishing it from a generic egg.
Usage Examples
- Expressing fragility: 'My heart is a cracked egg after that movie. 💔🥚'
- Indicating a new beginning: 'Time to hatch some new ideas! 🥚✨'
- Humorously implying a 'break': 'My brain is cracked after that exam! 🤯🥚'
- Referring to food prep: 'Just cracked an egg for breakfast. 🍳🥚'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with Easter, new life, or an 'egg-cellent' pun. Can also represent something delicate or 'cracked up'.
East Asian culture:
Similar associations with new life and fragility. In some contexts, raw eggs are common in dishes, so a cracked egg might simply suggest food preparation.