leafy green
leafy green meaning
A head of leafy greens — bok choy, lettuce or cabbage depending on the platform. It represents salad, vegetables and healthy eating generally, and it is the closest thing the emoji set has to a generic "eat your greens.
Meaning
A head of leafy greens — bok choy, lettuce or cabbage depending on the platform. It represents salad, vegetables and healthy eating generally, and it is the closest thing the emoji set has to a generic "eat your greens." It appears in nutrition, dieting and vegetarian posts, and its deliberate vagueness is useful: it can stand for whatever green thing you are actually cooking.
How to use it
- Eating my greens, look at me 🥬
- Bok choy in the stir fry 🥬
- Salad for lunch again 🥬
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | groen blare |
| አማርኛ | ሰላጣ |
| العربية | خضار ورقي |
| অসমীয়া | সেউজীয়া পাতৰ পাচলি |
| azərbaycan | kahı |
| башҡорт | япраҡлы йәшелсә |
| беларуская | зеляніна |
| български | листен зеленчук |
| বাংলা | সবুজ শাক পাতা |
| bosanski | lisnato povrće |
| català | fulla verda |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎢᏤᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎶᎦ |
| čeština | salátové listy |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | симӗс ҫулҫӑллӑ |
| Cymraeg | gwyrdd deiliog |
| Deutsch | Blattgemüse |
| dolnoserbšćina | zelene |
| Ελληνικά | πράσινο φυλλώδες |
| English | leafy green |
| español | verdura de hoja verde |
| eesti | lehtköögivili |
| euskara | barazki hostodun |
| فارسی | برگسبز |
| suomi | lehtivihannes |
| Filipino | madahong gulay |
| føroyskt | salatblað |
| français | légume à feuilles vertes |
| Gaeilge | glasra duilleach |
| Gàidhlig | càl |
| galego | verdura de folla |
| ગુજરાતી | લીલા પાંદળાવાળા |
| Hausa | koren ganyayyaki |
| עברית | עלים ירוקים |
| हिन्दी | हरी पत्तेदार |
| hrvatski | lisnato povrće |
| hornjoserbšćina | łopjenojta zelenina |
| magyar | leveles zöldség |
| հայերեն | հազար |
| Indonesia | selada hijau |
| íslenska | kál |
| italiano | verdure a foglia |
| 日本語 | 葉野菜 |
| Jawa | selada ijo |
| ქართული | სალათის ფოთოლი |
| қазақ тілі | жасыл жапырақ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جاسىل جاپىراق |
| ខ្មែរ | បន្លែស្លឹកបៃតង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹಸಿರಿನ ಎಲೆ |
| 한국어 | 녹색 채소 |
| कोंकणी | पाले भाजी |
| кыргызча | көк чөптөр |
| ລາວ | ໃບໄມ້ຂຽວ |
| lietuvių | lapinė daržovė |
| latviešu | lapu dārzenis |
| македонски | зелени листови |
| മലയാളം | പച്ചില നിറഞ്ഞ |
| монгол | навчит ногоо |
| मराठी | हिरवी भाजी |
| Melayu | sayuran hijau |
| မြန်မာ | အရွက်ဖားဖား သစ်ရွက်စိမ်း |
| नेपाली | पात रङको हरियो |
| Nederlands | bladgroente |
| norsk | bladgrønnsaker |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସବୁଜ ପତ୍ର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹਰੀਆਂ ਪੱਤੇਦਾਰ ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Grín Lif |
| polski | warzywo liściaste |
| پښتو | سلاد |
| português | verdura |
| rumantsch | legums da feglia |
| română | verdețuri |
| русский | зеленый салат |
| سنڌي | پتيدار سائو |
| တႆး | ၽၵ်းၶဵဝ် |
| සිංහල | හරිත කොළ |
| slovenčina | listová zelenina |
| slovenščina | listnata zelenjava |
| Soomaali | caleenta cagaaran |
| shqip | sallatë |
| српски | лиснато зелено поврће |
| srpski | lisnato zeleno povrće |
| svenska | sallat |
| Kiswahili | sukumawiki |
| தமிழ் | பச்சை காய்கறி |
| తెలుగు | ఆకుకూర |
| ไทย | ผักใบเขียว |
| ትግርኛ | ቆጽሊ ዘለዎ ቀጠልያ |
| türkmen dili | ýaprakly ýaşyl |
| lea fakatonga | lētisi |
| Türkçe | yeşil yapraklı sebze |
| українська | листя салату |
| اردو | ہرے پتوں والی سبزی |
| o‘zbek | salat bargi |
| Tiếng Việt | xanh lá |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ẹ̀fọ́ |
| 粵語 | 菜 |
| 粤语 | 菜 |
| 中文 | 绿叶蔬菜 |
| 繁體中文 | 綠葉蔬菜 |
| isiZulu | leafy green |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F96C
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :leafy_green:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the leafy green emoji (🥬) mean?
- A head of leafy greens — bok choy, lettuce or cabbage depending on the platform. It represents salad, vegetables and healthy eating generally, and it is the closest thing the emoji set has to a generic "eat your greens.
- How do you type the leafy green emoji?
- Copy the leafy green 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 leafy green emoji in?
- The leafy green emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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