falafel
falafel meaning
Golden-brown falafel balls, added in Emoji 12. 0. They represent Middle Eastern cuisine and are a cornerstone of vegetarian and vegan eating across the region and far beyond. They appear in food posts, street-food photography and plant-based cooking.
Meaning
Golden-brown falafel balls, added in Emoji 12.0. They represent Middle Eastern cuisine and are a cornerstone of vegetarian and vegan eating across the region and far beyond. They appear in food posts, street-food photography and plant-based cooking. Their addition was well received: falafel is one of the most widely eaten vegetarian foods in the world and had no representation at all before.
How to use it
- Falafel and hummus, perfect lunch 🧆
- Crispy outside, green inside. Correct 🧆
- Best vegetarian food there is 🧆
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 | falafel |
| አማርኛ | ብስኩት |
| العربية | فلافل |
| অসমীয়া | ফলাফেল |
| azərbaycan | falafel |
| башҡорт | фалафель |
| беларуская | фалафель |
| български | фалафел |
| বাংলা | ফলাফেল |
| bosanski | falafel |
| català | falàfel |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ ᏚᏳᎾᏍᏗᎢ |
| čeština | falafel |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | фалафель |
| Cymraeg | ffalaffel |
| Deutsch | Falafel |
| dolnoserbšćina | falafel |
| Ελληνικά | φαλάφελ |
| English | falafel |
| español | falafel |
| eesti | falafel |
| euskara | falafela |
| فارسی | فلافل |
| suomi | falafel |
| Filipino | falafel |
| føroyskt | falafel |
| français | falafels |
| Gaeilge | falafel |
| Gàidhlig | falafel |
| galego | faláfel |
| ગુજરાતી | ફલાફલ |
| Hausa | dunƙulen falafel |
| עברית | פלאפל |
| हिन्दी | फ़लाफ़ेल |
| hrvatski | falafel |
| hornjoserbšćina | falafel |
| magyar | falafel |
| հայերեն | ֆալաֆել |
| Indonesia | falafel |
| íslenska | falafel |
| italiano | falafel |
| 日本語 | ファラフェル |
| Jawa | bakwan falafel |
| ქართული | ფალაფელი |
| қазақ тілі | фалафель |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | فالافەل |
| ខ្មែរ | នំហ្វាឡាហ្វល់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಫಲಾಫೆಲ್ |
| 한국어 | 팔라펠 |
| कोंकणी | फालाफेल |
| кыргызча | фалафель |
| ລາວ | ຟາລາເຟວ |
| lietuvių | falafelis |
| latviešu | felāfels |
| македонски | фалафел |
| മലയാളം | ഫലാഫൽ |
| монгол | фалафель |
| मराठी | फालाफेल |
| Melayu | falafel |
| မြန်မာ | ဘယာကြော် |
| नेपाली | फालाफेल |
| Nederlands | falafel |
| norsk | falafel |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଫଲାଫେଲ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਫਲਾਫੇਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Faláfẹl |
| polski | falafel |
| پښتو | فلافل |
| português | falafel |
| rumantsch | falafel |
| română | falafel |
| русский | фалафель |
| سنڌي | فلافيل |
| တႆး | ၽႃႇလႃႇၾႄး |
| සිංහල | ෆැලෆෙල් |
| slovenčina | falafel |
| slovenščina | falafel |
| Soomaali | falafeel |
| shqip | qofte falafel |
| српски | фалафел |
| srpski | falafel |
| svenska | falafel |
| Kiswahili | felafeli |
| தமிழ் | வறுத்த கொண்டைக்கடலை உருண்டை |
| తెలుగు | ఫలాఫెల్ |
| ไทย | ฟาลาเฟล |
| ትግርኛ | ፋላፈል |
| türkmen dili | falafel |
| lea fakatonga | falafeli |
| Türkçe | falafel |
| українська | фалафель |
| اردو | فلافل |
| o‘zbek | falafel |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh rán nhân gà |
| Èdè Yorùbá | faláfẹ́l]i |
| 粵語 | 中東蔬菜球 |
| 粤语 | 中东蔬菜球 |
| 中文 | 炸豆丸子 |
| 繁體中文 | 油炸鷹嘴豆餅 |
| isiZulu | i-falafel |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9C6
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :falafel:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the falafel emoji (🧆) mean?
- Golden-brown falafel balls, added in Emoji 12. 0. They represent Middle Eastern cuisine and are a cornerstone of vegetarian and vegan eating across the region and far beyond. They appear in food posts, street-food photography and plant-based cooking.
- How do you type the falafel emoji?
- Copy the falafel 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 falafel emoji in?
- The falafel emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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