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moon cake

moon cake meaning

A mooncake, the dense round pastry eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival across China, Vietnam and the wider Chinese diaspora. Added in Emoji 12. 0, it represents family reunion, the harvest moon and one of the most important festivals in the calendar.

Meaning

A mooncake, the dense round pastry eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival across China, Vietnam and the wider Chinese diaspora. Added in Emoji 12.0, it represents family reunion, the harvest moon and one of the most important festivals in the calendar. Its addition mattered as representation: a festival celebrated by well over a billion people had no emoji at all.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Mooncake

How to use it

  • Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes for everyone 🥮
  • Lotus paste and salted egg yolk, the classic 🥮
  • Sending these to family 🥮

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moon cake rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

moon cake rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

moon cake rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

moon cake rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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LanguageName
Afrikaansmaankoek
አማርኛየጨረቃ ኬክ
العربيةكعكة القمر
অসমীয়াচন্দ্ৰাকৃতিৰ কেক
azərbaycanay piroqu
башҡортай бәлеше
беларускаямесяцовы пернік
българскилунен кейк
বাংলামুন কেক
bosanskimjesečev kolač
catalàpastisset de lluna
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᏓ ᎦᏚ ᎤᎦᎾᏍᏓ
češtinaměsíční koláč
чӑваш чӗлхиуйӑх кукӑлӗ
Cymraegcacen lleuad
DeutschMondkuchen
dolnoserbšćinamjaseckowy mazańc
Ελληνικάκέικ φεγγάρι
Englishmoon cake
españolpastel de luna
eestikuukook
euskarailargi-pastel
فارسیکیک ماه
suomikuukakku
Filipinomoon cake
føroysktmánakaka
françaisgâteau de lune
Gaeilgecáca gealaí
Gàidhligcèic-ghealaich
galegopastel de lúa
ગુજરાતીમૂન કેક
Hausakek ɗin wata
עבריתעוגת ירח סינית
हिन्दीमून केक
hrvatskimjesečev kolač
hornjoserbšćinaměsačkowy tykanc
magyarholdsütemény
հայերենլուսնային թխվածք
Indonesiakue bulan
íslenskatunglkaka
italianotorta della luna
日本語月餅
Jawakuwih bulan
ქართულიმთვარის ორცხობილა
қазақ тіліқытай пирогы
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قىتاي پيروگى
ខ្មែរនំលោកខែ
ಕನ್ನಡಚಂದ್ರಾಕಾರದ ಕೇಕ್
한국어월병
कोंकणीचंद्राकार केक
кыргызчакытай пирожныйы
ລາວຂະໜົມໄຫວ້ພະຈັນ
lietuviųmėnulio pyragas
latviešuMēness kūka
македонскимесечев колач
മലയാളംമൂൺ കേക്ക്
монголсаран боов
मराठीमून केक
Melayukuih bulan
မြန်မာလမုန့်
नेपालीमुन केक
Nederlandsmaancake
norskmånekake
ଓଡ଼ିଆମୁନ୍‍ କେକ୍‌
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਮੂਨ ਕੇਕ
Naijíriá PíjinMún Kek
polskiciasteczko księżycowe
پښتوسپوږمۍ کيک
portuguêsbolo lunar
rumantschturta da glina
românăprăjitura lunii
русскийлунный пирог
سنڌيمون ڪيڪ
တႆးၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်းလိူၼ်
සිංහලමුන් කේක්
slovenčinamesačný koláč
slovenščinalunina torta
Soomaalikalluunka dayaxa
shqipkek-hënë
српскимесечев колач
srpskimesečev kolač
svenskamånkaka
Kiswahilimkate wa sinia
தமிழ்மூன் கேக்
తెలుగుమూన్ కేక్
ไทยขนมไหว้พระจันทร์
ትግርኛወርሒ ኬክ
türkmen diliaý tort
lea fakatongakeke māhina
Türkçeay pastası
українськамункейк
اردوچاند نما کیک
o‘zbekoyli pirog
Tiếng Việtbánh trung thu
Èdè Yorùbáàkàrà òsùpá
粵語月餅
粤语月饼
中文月饼
繁體中文月餅
isiZulumoon cake

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F96E
Emoji version
11
Shortcodes
:moon_cake:
Category
Food & Drink

FAQ

What does the moon cake emoji (🥮) mean?
A mooncake, the dense round pastry eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival across China, Vietnam and the wider Chinese diaspora. Added in Emoji 12. 0, it represents family reunion, the harvest moon and one of the most important festivals in the calendar.
How do you type the moon cake emoji?
Copy the moon cake 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 moon cake emoji in?
The moon cake emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.