cooking
cooking meaning
A frying pan with an egg cooking in it. Despite its name, it is the standard emoji for breakfast and for cooking generally — the act of making food rather than any specific dish.
Meaning
A frying pan with an egg cooking in it. Despite its name, it is the standard emoji for breakfast and for cooking generally — the act of making food rather than any specific dish. It appears whenever someone is at the stove, and it is one of the clearest ways to say "I am making something" without saying what. Its sunny-side-up egg makes it read as morning far more than evening.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Cooking
How to use it
- Fried eggs and coffee 🍳
- Cooking properly tonight for once 🍳
- Breakfast is served 🍳
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | gebakte eier in pan |
| አማርኛ | ምግብ ማብሰል |
| العربية | مقلاة |
| অসমীয়া | ৰন্ধন |
| azərbaycan | bişirmək |
| башҡорт | ашарға әҙерләү |
| беларуская | гатаванне |
| български | готвене |
| বাংলা | রান্না করা |
| bosanski | kuhanje |
| català | ou ferrat |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎩ |
| čeština | vejce na pánvi |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | апат хатӗрлени |
| Cymraeg | coginio |
| Deutsch | Spiegelei in Bratpfanne |
| dolnoserbšćina | pjacone jajo I |
| Ελληνικά | μαγείρεμα |
| English | cooking |
| español | cocinar |
| eesti | toiduvalmistamine |
| euskara | janaria prestatu |
| فارسی | آشپزی |
| suomi | kokkaus |
| Filipino | nagluluto |
| føroyskt | matgerð |
| français | œuf au plat |
| Gaeilge | cócaireacht |
| Gàidhlig | còcaireachd |
| galego | tixola |
| ગુજરાતી | રાંધવું |
| Hausa | girkawa |
| עברית | בישול |
| हिन्दी | भोजन पकाना |
| hrvatski | kuhanje |
| hornjoserbšćina | pražene jejko |
| magyar | sütés-főzés |
| հայերեն | եփում |
| Indonesia | memasak |
| íslenska | steikarpanna |
| italiano | cucinare |
| 日本語 | 料理 |
| Jawa | masak |
| ქართული | საჭმლის მომზადება |
| қазақ тілі | пісіру |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءپىسىرۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | កំពុងចំអិនម្ហូប |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಡುಗೆ |
| 한국어 | 프라이팬 |
| कोंकणी | रांदता |
| кыргызча | бышыруу |
| ລາວ | ແຕ່ງອາຫານ |
| lietuvių | valgio gaminimas |
| latviešu | ēdiena gatavošana |
| македонски | готвење |
| മലയാളം | പാചകം |
| монгол | өндөг шарах |
| मराठी | अन्न शिजविणे |
| Melayu | memasak |
| မြန်မာ | ချက်ပြုတ်ခြင်း |
| नेपाली | खाना बनाउँदै |
| Nederlands | koken |
| norsk | matlaging |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରୋଷେଇ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰਸੋਈ-ਕਲਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kúk |
| polski | gotowanie |
| پښتو | پخلي |
| português | ovo frito |
| rumantsch | ov en paintg en ina padella |
| română | gătit |
| русский | яичница на сковороде |
| سنڌي | کاڌو پچائڻ |
| တႆး | တူမ်ႈႁုင် |
| සිංහල | පිසීම |
| slovenčina | varenie |
| slovenščina | kuhanje |
| Soomaali | karinta |
| shqip | gatim |
| српски | јаје у тигању |
| srpski | jaje u tiganju |
| svenska | matlagning |
| Kiswahili | kupika |
| தமிழ் | சமையல் |
| తెలుగు | వంట |
| ไทย | ทำอาหาร |
| ትግርኛ | ምብሳል ምግቢ |
| türkmen dili | kulinariýa |
| lea fakatonga | fakapaku |
| Türkçe | yemek pişirme |
| українська | готування їжі |
| اردو | پکتا ہوا انڈہ |
| o‘zbek | taom tayyorlash |
| Tiếng Việt | nấu ăn |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Dídáná |
| 粵語 | 煮食 |
| 粤语 | 煮食 |
| 中文 | 煎蛋 |
| 繁體中文 | 煎蛋 |
| isiZulu | ukupheka |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F373
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :cooking: :fried_egg:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the cooking emoji (🍳) mean?
- A frying pan with an egg cooking in it. Despite its name, it is the standard emoji for breakfast and for cooking generally — the act of making food rather than any specific dish.
- How do you type the cooking emoji?
- Copy the cooking emoji 🍳 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the cooking emoji in?
- The cooking emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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