What does 🧆 Falafel mean?
Several round falafel balls, added in Emoji 12.0. Falafel is a fried snack made from chickpeas or fava beans, a staple across the Middle East and a favorite of vegetarians everywhere. People use it for pita lunches, mezze platters, hummus-heavy dinners and vegan meal ideas. The shape also lets it stand in for meatballs or other fried bites.
🧆 Falafel is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (prepared foods), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about chickpea and meatball.
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🧆 Falafel on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Falafel looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Falafel 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 :falafel:.
When was the Falafel emoji added?
🧆 Falafel was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. 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 Falafel. The underlying code (U+1F9C6) 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.