cookie
Unicode: 1F36A
Description
A brown square-shaped pastry with a ridged edge, suggesting a biscuit or cookie, often with a slightly softer, cake-like texture.
Group:
Food & Drink > food-sweet
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents comfort, warmth, coziness, and often associated with snacks, treats, or home-cooked goods. Can evoke feelings of nostalgia or simple pleasure.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Its simple, generic shape allows it to represent various baked goods, making it a versatile symbol for snacks and confectionery in digital communication.
Usage Examples
- Offering a treat: 'Coffee and a 🍪 anyone?'
- Talking about a snack: 'Just ate the most delicious homemade 🍪.'
- Representing comfort: 'Curled up with a book and a warm drink. So cozy 🍪.'
- Baking: 'Just pulled these out of the oven! 🍪'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for biscuits, cookies, or small cakes, often appearing with tea or coffee. Can represent a treat or 'cookie break'.
East Asian culture:
May be used for similar types of sweet pastries, or even some savory baked goods that fit the shape, though less universally recognized as a specific type of cookie than in the West.