kitchen knife
kitchen knife meaning
A large kitchen knife with a black handle. Literally it means cooking, chopping and food preparation, and it appears in recipe and cookery posts. But it inevitably carries a threatening edge, and many people use it that way — jokingly, in mock outrage or menace. Some platforms have moderated it in threatening contexts.
Meaning
A large kitchen knife with a black handle. Literally it means cooking, chopping and food preparation, and it appears in recipe and cookery posts. But it inevitably carries a threatening edge, and many people use it that way — jokingly, in mock outrage or menace. Some platforms have moderated it in threatening contexts. Context does all the work here: with vegetables it is dinner, alone it is not.
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How to use it
- Sharpened the knives, ready to cook 🔪
- Chopping onions for the base 🔪
- Whoever ate my leftovers, we need to talk 🔪
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 | kombuismes |
| አማርኛ | የወጥ ቤት ቢላዋ |
| العربية | سكين طهي |
| অসমীয়া | ৰান্ধনী ঘৰৰ কটাৰী |
| azərbaycan | mətbəx bıçağı |
| башҡорт | бысаҡ |
| беларуская | кухонны нож |
| български | кухненски нож |
| বাংলা | রান্না ঘরের ছুরি |
| bosanski | kuhinjski nož |
| català | ganivet de cuina |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏱᏗᎢ ᎠᏰᎳᏍᏗ |
| čeština | kuchyňský nůž |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | апатламалли ҫӗҫӗ |
| Cymraeg | cyllell cegin |
| Deutsch | Küchenmesser |
| dolnoserbšćina | hapka |
| Ελληνικά | κουζινομάχαιρο |
| English | kitchen knife |
| español | cuchillo de cocina |
| eesti | kööginuga |
| euskara | sukaldeko labana |
| فارسی | چاقوی آشپزخانه |
| suomi | keittiöveitsi |
| Filipino | kutsilyo |
| føroyskt | køksknívur |
| français | couteau de cuisine |
| Gaeilge | scian |
| Gàidhlig | sgian cidsin |
| galego | coitelo de cociña |
| ગુજરાતી | રસોડાનો ચાકુ |
| Hausa | wuƙar kicin |
| עברית | סכין מטבח |
| हिन्दी | खाना बनाने का चाकू |
| hrvatski | kuhinjski nož |
| hornjoserbšćina | kuchinski nóž |
| magyar | konyhakés |
| հայերեն | խոհանոցային դանակ |
| Indonesia | pisau dapur |
| íslenska | hnífur |
| italiano | coltello da cucina |
| 日本語 | 包丁 |
| Jawa | peso dhapur |
| ქართული | სამზარეულოს დანა |
| қазақ тілі | асхана пышағы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اسحانا پىشاعى |
| ខ្មែរ | កាំបិទចិតបន្លែ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಡುಗೆಮನೆ ಚಾಕು |
| 한국어 | 식칼 |
| कोंकणी | रांदची सुरी |
| кыргызча | ашкана бычагы |
| ລາວ | ມີດໃຊ້ໃນເຮືອນຄົວ |
| lietuvių | virtuvinis peilis |
| latviešu | virtuves nazis |
| македонски | кујнски нож |
| മലയാളം | കത്തി |
| монгол | гал тогооны хутга |
| मराठी | स्वयंपाकघरात वापरला जाणारा चाकू |
| Melayu | pisau dapur |
| မြန်မာ | မီးဖိုသုံး ဓား |
| नेपाली | भान्से चक्कु |
| Nederlands | keukenmes |
| norsk | kokkekniv |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ରୋଷେଇଶାଳ ଛୁରୀ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰਸੋਈ ਚਾਕੂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kíchín Naif |
| polski | nóż kuchenny |
| پښتو | د پخلنځی چاقو |
| português | faca de cozinha |
| rumantsch | cuntè da cuschina |
| română | cuțit de bucătărie |
| русский | нож |
| سنڌي | رڌڻي جي ڇري |
| တႆး | မိတ်ႈသိုင်ႇၽႆး |
| සිංහල | මුළුතැන්ගෙයි පිහිය |
| slovenčina | kuchynský nôž |
| slovenščina | kuhinjski nož |
| Soomaali | mindi kushiin |
| shqip | thikë kuzhine |
| српски | кухињски нож |
| srpski | kuhinjski nož |
| svenska | kökskniv |
| Kiswahili | kisu kinachotumika jikoni |
| தமிழ் | சமையல் கத்தி |
| తెలుగు | కూరగాయలు తరిగే కత్తి |
| ไทย | มีดทำครัว |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ክሽነ ካራ |
| türkmen dili | aşhana pyçagy |
| lea fakatonga | hele paipa |
| Türkçe | mutfak bıçağı |
| українська | кухонний ніж |
| اردو | کچن کی چھری |
| o‘zbek | pichoq |
| Tiếng Việt | dao làm bếp |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ọbẹ iyara-idana |
| 粵語 | 廚房刀 |
| 粤语 | 厨房刀 |
| 中文 | 菜刀 |
| 繁體中文 | 菜刀 |
| isiZulu | ummese wasekhishini |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F52A
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :knife:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the kitchen knife emoji (🔪) mean?
- A large kitchen knife with a black handle. Literally it means cooking, chopping and food preparation, and it appears in recipe and cookery posts. But it inevitably carries a threatening edge, and many people use it that way — jokingly, in mock outrage or menace. Some platforms have moderated it in threatening contexts.
- How do you type the kitchen knife emoji?
- Copy the kitchen knife 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 kitchen knife emoji in?
- The kitchen knife emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.