sandwich

sandwich meaning

A sandwich, usually shown with meat, cheese and lettuce between two slices of bread. It stands for lunch, packed lunches and quick meals, and it is one of the most universal food formats there is. It also names the act of being sandwiched — squeezed between two things.

Meaning

A sandwich, usually shown with meat, cheese and lettuce between two slices of bread. It stands for lunch, packed lunches and quick meals, and it is one of the most universal food formats there is. It also names the act of being sandwiched — squeezed between two things. It is a straightforward, everyday emoji, used mostly to say what you are eating right now.

Trend over time

Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Sandwich

How to use it

• Lunch at the desk again 🥪
• Best sandwich I have had in years 🥪
• Made it myself, obviously 🥪

How it looks

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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).

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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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Combos with sandwich

This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

Technical details

Codepoints

U+1F96A

Emoji version

5

Shortcodes

:sandwich:

Category

Food & Drink

FAQ

What does the sandwich emoji (🥪) mean?

A sandwich, usually shown with meat, cheese and lettuce between two slices of bread. It stands for lunch, packed lunches and quick meals, and it is one of the most universal food formats there is. It also names the act of being sandwiched — squeezed between two things.

How do you type the sandwich emoji?

Copy the sandwich 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 sandwich emoji in?

The sandwich emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.