🧃
beverage box
Unicode: 1F9C3
Description
A yellow cartoon-style face with a chef's hat, smiling or winking. It often features a moustache or beard, depending on the platform.
Group:
Food & Drink > drink
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents cooking, baking, culinary arts, food preparation, or a chef. It can also imply being skilled in the kitchen, enjoying food, or generally good-natured.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 (2016) as part of a wider set of profession and activity-related emojis. It quickly became a common symbol for anything related to food and cooking.
Usage Examples
- Talking about cooking: 'Time to put on my chef's hat and make dinner! 👨🍳'
- Expressing enjoyment of food: 'This meal was made by a real chef! 👨🍳'
- Referring to a profession: 'My friend just became a professional chef 👨🍳'
- Complimenting cooking: 'You really cooked up a storm tonight! 👨🍳'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express love for cooking, appreciating good food, or referring to a chef's profession.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often associated with delicious food, home cooking, or even specific culinary dishes.