Meaning
A delighted face with eyes closed or squinting in pure pleasure, tongue sticking out slightly, and an exaggerated smile that screams "this tastes amazing." Often depicted with rosy cheeks or a blissful expression, this is the visual embodiment of flavor-induced happiness.
People use it whenever food is involved—sharing photos of delicious meals, asking friends to a restaurant, reacting to a recipe someone posted, or expressing excitement about trying something new. It's also used metaphorically for anything enjoyable that you're savoring, like a good movie, a perfect moment, or something you're looking forward to experiencing fully.
On social media and food apps, it's become almost mandatory for food content. Foodies, home cooks, and casual eaters alike use it to express genuine enjoyment or anticipation. It conveys not just that something is good, but that you're genuinely excited to eat or experience it—it's enthusiasm with taste buds attached.
The tongue detail is key to its appeal; it adds a childlike, unselfconscious joy that makes the emoji feel authentic and fun. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, the face savoring food has become the universal way to express culinary delight across cultures, transcending language barriers to communicate one simple truth: this looks delicious.
Common Uses
- • Reacting to food photos or restaurant recommendations
- • Expressing anticipation for a meal
- • Sharing excitement about cooking something delicious
- • Savoring any enjoyable moment or experience
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Face savoring food is one of the most-used emoji on food-focused platforms like Instagram and TikTok, where food content regularly dominates trending posts.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:yum: :yum: :yum: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 😋 |
| HTML (hex) | 😋 |
| CSS | \1F60B |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDE0B |
| Python | \U0001F60B |
| Java | \uD83D\uDE0B |
| Perl | \x{1F60B} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F60B} |
| Punycode | xn--2r63 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%98%8B |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x98 0x8B |
😋 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | সুস্বাদু খাদ্যের স্বাদ নেওয়ার মত মুখ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 好吃 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 口水 |
| Danish | nydende ansigt |
| Dutch | lachend gezicht dat lippen likt |
| English | face savoring food |
| English (UK) | face savoring food |
| Estonian | maitsvat toitu nautiv nägu |
| Finnish | herkullista ruokaa nauttinut |
| French | miam |
| German | sich die Lippen leckendes Gesicht |
| Hindi | स्वादिष्ट खाने का मज़ा लेता चेहरा |
| Hungarian | finom ételt élvező arc |
| Italian | faccina che si lecca i baffi |
| Japanese | にこにこぺろり |
| Korean | 맛있는 음식을 음미하는 얼굴 |
| Lithuanian | skaniu maistu besimėgaujantis veidas |
| Malay | muka menikmati makanan lazat |
| Norwegian | nam-nam |
| Polish | twarz delektująca się pysznym jedzeniem |
| Portuguese | rosto saboreando comida |
| Russian | вкусно |
| Spanish | cara saboreando comida |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cara saboreando comida |
| Swedish | ansikte som njuter av god mat |
| Thai | แลบลิ้นมุมปาก |
| Ukrainian | усміхнене обличчя, що облизує губи |
| Vietnamese | mặt thưởng thức món ngon |