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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How to use it
- Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes for everyone 🥮
- Lotus paste and salted egg yolk, the classic 🥮
- Sending these to family 🥮
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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | maankoek |
| አማርኛ | የጨረቃ ኬክ |
| العربية | كعكة القمر |
| অসমীয়া | চন্দ্ৰাকৃতিৰ কেক |
| azərbaycan | ay piroqu |
| башҡорт | ай бәлеше |
| беларуская | месяцовы пернік |
| български | лунен кейк |
| বাংলা | মুন কেক |
| bosanski | mjesečev kolač |
| català | pastisset de lluna |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏓ ᎦᏚ ᎤᎦᎾᏍᏓ |
| čeština | měsíční koláč |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | уйӑх кукӑлӗ |
| Cymraeg | cacen lleuad |
| Deutsch | Mondkuchen |
| dolnoserbšćina | mjaseckowy mazańc |
| Ελληνικά | κέικ φεγγάρι |
| English | moon cake |
| español | pastel de luna |
| eesti | kuukook |
| euskara | ilargi-pastel |
| فارسی | کیک ماه |
| suomi | kuukakku |
| Filipino | moon cake |
| føroyskt | mánakaka |
| français | gâteau de lune |
| Gaeilge | cáca gealaí |
| Gàidhlig | cèic-ghealaich |
| galego | pastel de lúa |
| ગુજરાતી | મૂન કેક |
| Hausa | kek ɗin wata |
| עברית | עוגת ירח סינית |
| हिन्दी | मून केक |
| hrvatski | mjesečev kolač |
| hornjoserbšćina | měsačkowy tykanc |
| magyar | holdsütemény |
| հայերեն | լուսնային թխվածք |
| Indonesia | kue bulan |
| íslenska | tunglkaka |
| italiano | torta della luna |
| 日本語 | 月餅 |
| Jawa | kuwih bulan |
| ქართული | მთვარის ორცხობილა |
| қазақ тілі | қытай пирогы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قىتاي پيروگى |
| ខ្មែរ | នំលោកខែ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಚಂದ್ರಾಕಾರದ ಕೇಕ್ |
| 한국어 | 월병 |
| कोंकणी | चंद्राकार केक |
| кыргызча | кытай пирожныйы |
| ລາວ | ຂະໜົມໄຫວ້ພະຈັນ |
| lietuvių | mėnulio pyragas |
| latviešu | Mēness kūka |
| македонски | месечев колач |
| മലയാളം | മൂൺ കേക്ക് |
| монгол | саран боов |
| मराठी | मून केक |
| Melayu | kuih bulan |
| မြန်မာ | လမုန့် |
| नेपाली | मुन केक |
| Nederlands | maancake |
| norsk | månekake |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମୁନ୍ କେକ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੂਨ ਕੇਕ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mún Kek |
| polski | ciasteczko księżycowe |
| پښتو | سپوږمۍ کيک |
| português | bolo lunar |
| rumantsch | turta da glina |
| română | prăjitura lunii |
| русский | лунный пирог |
| سنڌي | مون ڪيڪ |
| တႆး | ၶဝ်ႈမုၼ်းလိူၼ် |
| සිංහල | මුන් කේක් |
| slovenčina | mesačný koláč |
| slovenščina | lunina torta |
| Soomaali | kalluunka dayaxa |
| shqip | kek-hënë |
| српски | месечев колач |
| srpski | mesečev kolač |
| svenska | månkaka |
| Kiswahili | mkate wa sinia |
| தமிழ் | மூன் கேக் |
| తెలుగు | మూన్ కేక్ |
| ไทย | ขนมไหว้พระจันทร์ |
| ትግርኛ | ወርሒ ኬክ |
| türkmen dili | aý tort |
| lea fakatonga | keke māhina |
| Türkçe | ay pastası |
| українська | мункейк |
| اردو | چاند نما کیک |
| o‘zbek | oyli pirog |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh trung thu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àkàrà òsùpá |
| 粵語 | 月餅 |
| 粤语 | 月饼 |
| 中文 | 月饼 |
| 繁體中文 | 月餅 |
| isiZulu | moon 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.