lemon
lemon meaning
The lemon emoji 🍋 shows a bright yellow lemon, a symbol of tartness, freshness, and zesty energy. People use it around cooking and drinks, summer and lemonade, and a clean, sour-sweet aesthetic, or figuratively for something disappointing ('a lemon' of a car). It also nods to 'when life gives you lemons' optimism.
Meaning
The lemon emoji 🍋 shows a bright yellow lemon, a symbol of tartness, freshness, and zesty energy. People use it around cooking and drinks, summer and lemonade, and a clean, sour-sweet aesthetic, or figuratively for something disappointing ('a lemon' of a car). It also nods to 'when life gives you lemons' optimism. Zingy and cheerful, 🍋 is the go-to for citrus, fresh and sour flavors, and a bright pop of yellow.
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How to use it
- Fresh lemonade weather 🍋
- When life gives you lemons 🍋
- A squeeze of lemon makes everything better 🍋
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | suurlemoen |
| አማርኛ | ሎሚ |
| العربية | ليمون |
| অসমীয়া | নেমু |
| azərbaycan | limon |
| башҡорт | лимон |
| беларуская | лімон |
| български | лимон |
| বাংলা | লেবু |
| bosanski | limun |
| català | llimona |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎵᎹᏂ |
| čeština | citron |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | лимон |
| Cymraeg | lemwn |
| Deutsch | Zitrone |
| dolnoserbšćina | citrona |
| Ελληνικά | λεμόνι |
| English | lemon |
| español | limón |
| eesti | sidrun |
| euskara | limoia |
| فارسی | لیمو ترش |
| suomi | sitruuna |
| Filipino | lemon |
| føroyskt | sitrón |
| français | citron |
| Gaeilge | líomóid |
| Gàidhlig | liomaid |
| galego | limón |
| ગુજરાતી | લીંબુ |
| Hausa | ruwan lemo |
| עברית | לימון |
| हिन्दी | नीबू |
| hrvatski | limun |
| hornjoserbšćina | citrona |
| magyar | citrom |
| հայերեն | կիտրոն |
| Indonesia | lemon |
| íslenska | sítróna |
| italiano | limone |
| 日本語 | レモン |
| Jawa | jeruk lemon |
| ქართული | ლიმონი |
| қазақ тілі | лимон |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ليمون |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្រូចឆ្មា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಿಂಬೆ |
| 한국어 | 레몬 |
| कोंकणी | लिंबू |
| кыргызча | лимон |
| ລາວ | ໝາກນາວ |
| lietuvių | citrina |
| latviešu | citrons |
| македонски | лимон |
| മലയാളം | ചെറുനാരങ്ങ |
| монгол | лимон |
| मराठी | लिंबू |
| Melayu | lemon |
| မြန်မာ | ရှောက်သီး |
| नेपाली | कागती |
| Nederlands | citroen |
| norsk | sitron |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲେମ୍ବୁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਨਿੰਬੂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Lẹ́mọn |
| polski | cytryna |
| پښتو | ليمو |
| português | limão |
| rumantsch | citrona |
| română | lămâie |
| русский | лимон |
| سنڌي | ليمو |
| တႆး | မၢၵ်ႇဢိုၼ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ලෙමන් |
| slovenčina | citrón |
| slovenščina | limona |
| Soomaali | liin dhannaan |
| shqip | limon |
| српски | лимун |
| srpski | limun |
| svenska | citron |
| Kiswahili | limau |
| தமிழ் | எலுமிச்சை |
| తెలుగు | నిమ్మకాయ |
| ไทย | เลมอน |
| ትግርኛ | ለሚን |
| türkmen dili | limon |
| lea fakatonga | lemani |
| Türkçe | limon |
| українська | лимон |
| اردو | لیموں |
| o‘zbek | limon |
| Tiếng Việt | chanh tây |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Orombo-wẹwẹ Chiffon |
| 粵語 | 檸檬 |
| 粤语 | 柠檬 |
| 中文 | 柠檬 |
| 繁體中文 | 檸檬 |
| isiZulu | ulamula |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F34B
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :lemon:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the lemon emoji (🍋) mean?
- The lemon emoji 🍋 shows a bright yellow lemon, a symbol of tartness, freshness, and zesty energy. People use it around cooking and drinks, summer and lemonade, and a clean, sour-sweet aesthetic, or figuratively for something disappointing ('a lemon' of a car). It also nods to 'when life gives you lemons' optimism.
- How do you type the lemon emoji?
- Copy the lemon 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 lemon emoji in?
- The lemon emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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