What does 🧁 Cupcake mean?
A cupcake with swirled frosting and sprinkles, added in Emoji 11.0. It represents baking, bake sales, birthdays and small sweet treats, and home bakers use it to show off their creations or plan pastel-themed parties. “Cupcake” is also an affectionate nickname for a loved one, so it shows up in sweet or teasing messages. Pair it with 🎂 for party plans.
🧁 Cupcake is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (sweets & desserts), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about bakery, dessert, sprinkles, sugar, sweet and treat.
Example messages
🧁 Cupcake on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cupcake looks on each platform.
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Cupcake emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cupcake emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🧁 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :cupcake:.
When was the Cupcake emoji added?
🧁 Cupcake was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🧁 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Cupcake. The underlying code (U+1F9C1) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.