lime
lime meaning
A green lime, added in Emoji 15. 1 after years in which people had to make do with the yellow lemon. It represents sharpness, zest and tartness, and is inseparable from the drinks it garnishes — gin and tonic, margaritas, mojitos, corona with a wedge.
Meaning
A green lime, added in Emoji 15.1 after years in which people had to make do with the yellow lemon. It represents sharpness, zest and tartness, and is inseparable from the drinks it garnishes — gin and tonic, margaritas, mojitos, corona with a wedge. It is also central to Mexican, Thai and Vietnamese cooking, where a squeeze of lime finishes the dish. Its arrival was genuinely welcomed by bartenders and cooks alike.
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How to use it
- A squeeze of lime finishes it 🍋🟩
- Margarita weather 🍋🟩
- Gin and tonic, heavy on the lime 🍋🟩
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.
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 99 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | lemmetjie |
| አማርኛ | ኖራ |
| العربية | الليم |
| অসমীয়া | নেমু টেঙা |
| azərbaycan | laym |
| башҡорт | лайм |
| беларуская | лайм |
| български | лайм |
| বাংলা | পাতিলেবু |
| bosanski | limeta |
| català | llima |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎳᎻ |
| čeština | limeta |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | лайм |
| Cymraeg | leim |
| Deutsch | Limette |
| dolnoserbšćina | limona |
| Ελληνικά | λάιμ |
| English | lime |
| español | lima |
| eesti | laim |
| euskara | lima |
| فارسی | لیمو |
| suomi | limetti |
| Filipino | dayap |
| føroyskt | súraldin |
| français | citron vert |
| Gaeilge | líoma |
| Gàidhlig | liomaideag |
| galego | lima |
| ગુજરાતી | લાઇમ |
| Hausa | lemun tsami |
| עברית | ליים |
| हिन्दी | नींबू |
| hrvatski | limeta |
| hornjoserbšćina | limona |
| magyar | lime |
| հայերեն | լայմ |
| Indonesia | jeruk limau |
| íslenska | límóna |
| italiano | lime |
| 日本語 | ライム |
| Jawa | jeruk nipis |
| ქართული | ლაიმი |
| қазақ тілі | лайм |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | لايم |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្រូចឆ្មារ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಿಂಬೆಹಣ್ಣು |
| 한국어 | 라임 |
| कोंकणी | लिंबूवर्गीय फळ |
| кыргызча | жашыл лимон |
| ລາວ | ໝາກນາວຂຽວ |
| lietuvių | žalioji citrina |
| latviešu | laims |
| македонски | лимета |
| മലയാളം | ലൈം |
| монгол | нимбэг |
| मराठी | लिंबूवर्गीय फळ |
| Melayu | limau nipis |
| မြန်မာ | သံပရာသီး |
| नेपाली | कागति |
| Nederlands | limoen |
| norsk | lime |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲେମ୍ୱୁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲਾਈਮ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | láim |
| polski | limonka |
| پښتو | لیمو |
| português | lima |
| rumantsch | limetta |
| română | limetă |
| русский | лайм |
| سنڌي | وڏو ليمو |
| တႆး | မၢၵ်ႇၽႃႈ |
| සිංහල | දෙහි |
| slovenčina | limetka |
| slovenščina | limeta |
| Soomaali | lin |
| shqip | limon jeshil |
| српски | лимета |
| srpski | limeta |
| svenska | lime |
| Kiswahili | ndimu |
| தமிழ் | சாத்துக்குடி |
| తెలుగు | నిమ్మపండు |
| ไทย | มะนาว |
| ትግርኛ | ኖራ |
| türkmen dili | laým |
| Türkçe | misket limonu |
| українська | лайм |
| اردو | لائم |
| o‘zbek | laym |
| Tiếng Việt | chanh ta |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ọsàn wẹ́wẹ́ |
| 粵語 | 青檸 |
| 粤语 | 青柠 |
| 中文 | 青柠 |
| 繁體中文 | 萊姆 |
| isiZulu | lime |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F34B U+200D U+1F7E9
- Emoji version
- 15.1
- Shortcodes
- :lime:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the lime emoji (🍋🟩) mean?
- A green lime, added in Emoji 15. 1 after years in which people had to make do with the yellow lemon. It represents sharpness, zest and tartness, and is inseparable from the drinks it garnishes — gin and tonic, margaritas, mojitos, corona with a wedge.
- How do you type the lime emoji?
- Copy the lime 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 lime emoji in?
- The lime emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.