hot pepper
hot pepper meaning
A red chilli pepper. Literally it means heat and spice — the emoji restaurants use to warn you that a dish will burn. Figuratively it means something is hot in the other sense: attractive, provocative, or a little scandalous. Both readings are common and the context usually makes it obvious.
Meaning
A red chilli pepper. Literally it means heat and spice — the emoji restaurants use to warn you that a dish will burn. Figuratively it means something is hot in the other sense: attractive, provocative, or a little scandalous. Both readings are common and the context usually makes it obvious. It is one of the more useful food emoji precisely because it carries a rating rather than just an ingredient.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Chili pepper
How to use it
- Three chillies and I regret everything 🌶️
- This curry is not messing about 🌶️
- Added way too much, send help 🌶️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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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 | brandrissie |
| አማርኛ | የሚጥሚጣ ቃሪያ |
| العربية | فلفل حار |
| অসমীয়া | জ্বলা জলকীয়া |
| azərbaycan | acı bibər |
| башҡорт | әсе борос |
| беларуская | востры перац |
| български | люта чушка |
| বাংলা | ঝাল লঙ্কা |
| bosanski | ljuti feferon |
| català | bitxo |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏗᏞᎩ ᏗᏆᏲᏗ |
| čeština | feferonka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шӗвӗр пӑрӑҫ |
| Cymraeg | pupur twym |
| Deutsch | Peperoni |
| dolnoserbšćina | peperoni |
| Ελληνικά | καυτερή πιπεριά |
| English | hot pepper |
| español | chile picante |
| eesti | tuline pipar |
| euskara | txilea |
| فارسی | فلفل قرمز |
| suomi | jalapeno |
| Filipino | sili |
| føroyskt | sterkt pipar |
| français | piment rouge |
| Gaeilge | píobar te |
| Gàidhlig | piobar-teth |
| galego | chile picante |
| ગુજરાતી | લાલ મરચું |
| Hausa | barkono mai zafi |
| עברית | פלפל חריף |
| हिन्दी | तीखी मिर्च |
| hrvatski | ljuta papričica |
| hornjoserbšćina | peperoni |
| magyar | erőspaprika |
| հայերեն | կծու պղպեղ |
| Indonesia | cabai pedas |
| íslenska | chilipipar |
| italiano | peperoncino |
| 日本語 | とうがらし |
| Jawa | lombok |
| ქართული | ცხარე წიწაკა |
| қазақ тілі | ащы бұрыш |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اشى بۇرىش |
| ខ្មែរ | ម្ទេសក្រហម |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕೆಂಪು ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ |
| 한국어 | 홍고추 |
| कोंकणी | तारवटी मिरसांग |
| кыргызча | ачуу калемпир |
| ລາວ | ໝາກເຜັດ |
| lietuvių | aštrusis pipiras |
| latviešu | asais pipars |
| македонски | лута пиперка |
| മലയാളം | ചുവന്ന മുളക് |
| монгол | халуун чинжүү |
| मराठी | लाल मिरची |
| Melayu | cili api |
| မြန်မာ | ငရုတ်သီး |
| नेपाली | पिरो खुर्सानी |
| Nederlands | hete peper |
| norsk | rød chili |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରାଗ ଲାଲମରିଚ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤਿੱਖੀ ਮਿਰਚ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Họ́t Pẹ́pẹ |
| polski | ostra papryka |
| پښتو | ګرم مرچ |
| português | pimenta |
| rumantsch | chili |
| română | ardei iute |
| русский | острый перец |
| سنڌي | گرم مرچ |
| တႆး | မၢၵ်ႇၽိတ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | අමු ගම්මිරිස් |
| slovenčina | čili paprička |
| slovenščina | feferon |
| Soomaali | basbaas |
| shqip | spec djegës |
| српски | љута папричица |
| srpski | ljuta papričica |
| svenska | chili |
| Kiswahili | pilipili kali |
| தமிழ் | மிளகாய் பெப்பர் |
| తెలుగు | ఘాటు మిర్చి |
| ไทย | พริก |
| ትግርኛ | ውዑይ በርበረ |
| türkmen dili | ajy garaburç |
| lea fakatonga | polo fifisi |
| Türkçe | acı biber |
| українська | гострий перець |
| اردو | تیز مرچ |
| o‘zbek | achchiq qalampir |
| Tiếng Việt | quả ớt |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ata gbígbónọ̀ |
| 粵語 | 辣椒 |
| 粤语 | 辣椒 |
| 中文 | 红辣椒 |
| 繁體中文 | 辣椒 |
| isiZulu | upelepele obabayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F336 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :hot_pepper:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the hot pepper emoji (🌶️) mean?
- A red chilli pepper. Literally it means heat and spice — the emoji restaurants use to warn you that a dish will burn. Figuratively it means something is hot in the other sense: attractive, provocative, or a little scandalous. Both readings are common and the context usually makes it obvious.
- How do you type the hot pepper emoji?
- Copy the hot pepper 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 hot pepper emoji in?
- The hot pepper emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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