egg
egg meaning
A plain white egg in its shell. It stands for eggs, baking ingredients and breakfast, and for the idea of beginnings and new life — hence its role at Easter. It also names the internet sense of an Easter egg: a hidden surprise tucked inside a film, game or piece of software.
Meaning
A plain white egg in its shell. It stands for eggs, baking ingredients and breakfast, and for the idea of beginnings and new life — hence its role at Easter. It also names the internet sense of an Easter egg: a hidden surprise tucked inside a film, game or piece of software. In slang, egg has occasionally meant a person who is one thing outside and another inside.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Egg
How to use it
- Boiled, poached or scrambled? 🥚
- Found a hidden Easter egg in the game 🥚
- Out of eggs, baking cancelled 🥚
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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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | eier |
| አማርኛ | እንቁላል |
| العربية | بيض |
| অসমীয়া | কণী |
| azərbaycan | yumurta |
| башҡорт | йомортҡа |
| беларуская | яйка |
| български | яйце |
| বাংলা | ডিম |
| bosanski | jaje |
| català | ou |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏪᏥ |
| čeština | vejce |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫӑмарта |
| Cymraeg | wy |
| Deutsch | Ei |
| dolnoserbšćina | jajo |
| Ελληνικά | αυγό |
| English | egg |
| español | huevo |
| eesti | muna |
| euskara | arrautza |
| فارسی | تخم مرغ |
| suomi | kananmuna |
| Filipino | itlog |
| føroyskt | egg |
| français | œuf |
| Gaeilge | ubh |
| Gàidhlig | ugh |
| galego | ovo |
| ગુજરાતી | ઈંડુ |
| Hausa | ƙwai |
| עברית | ביצה |
| हिन्दी | अंडा |
| hrvatski | jaje |
| hornjoserbšćina | jejko |
| magyar | tojás |
| հայերեն | ձու |
| Indonesia | telur |
| íslenska | egg |
| italiano | uovo |
| 日本語 | 卵 |
| Jawa | ndhog |
| ქართული | კვერცხი |
| қазақ тілі | жұмыртқа |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جۇمىرتقا |
| ខ្មែរ | ស៊ុត ឬពង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ |
| 한국어 | 달걀 |
| कोंकणी | तातीं |
| кыргызча | жумуртка |
| ລາວ | ໄຂ່ |
| lietuvių | kiaušinis |
| latviešu | ola |
| македонски | јајце |
| മലയാളം | മുട്ട |
| монгол | өндөг |
| मराठी | अंडे |
| Melayu | telur |
| မြန်မာ | ဥ |
| नेपाली | अण्डा |
| Nederlands | ei |
| norsk | egg |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅଣ୍ଡା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਆਂਡਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹg |
| polski | jajko |
| پښتو | هګۍ |
| português | ovo |
| rumantsch | ov |
| română | ou |
| русский | яйцо |
| سنڌي | بيضو |
| တႆး | ၶႆႇ |
| සිංහල | බිත්තර |
| slovenčina | vajce |
| slovenščina | jajce |
| Soomaali | ukun |
| shqip | vezë |
| српски | јаје |
| srpski | jaje |
| svenska | ägg |
| Kiswahili | yai |
| தமிழ் | முட்டை |
| తెలుగు | గ్రుడ్డు |
| ไทย | ไข่ |
| ትግርኛ | እንቋቑሖ |
| türkmen dili | ýumurtga |
| lea fakatonga | fuaʻimoa |
| Türkçe | yumurta |
| українська | яйце |
| اردو | انڈا |
| o‘zbek | tuxum |
| Tiếng Việt | trứng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹyin |
| 粵語 | 蛋 |
| 粤语 | 蛋 |
| 中文 | 蛋 |
| 繁體中文 | 蛋 |
| isiZulu | iqanda |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F95A
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :egg:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the egg emoji (🥚) mean?
- A plain white egg in its shell. It stands for eggs, baking ingredients and breakfast, and for the idea of beginnings and new life — hence its role at Easter. It also names the internet sense of an Easter egg: a hidden surprise tucked inside a film, game or piece of software.
- How do you type the egg emoji?
- Copy the egg 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 egg emoji in?
- The egg emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.