What does 🍴 Fork and Knife mean?
A fork and knife, shown crossed or side by side. It is a general sign for food, eating out and restaurants, much like the symbol on signs pointing travelers to places to eat. People use it to ask if someone is hungry, announce lunch or invite someone out for a meal. It is simpler than 🍽️, which adds a plate for a sit-down dinner.
🍴 Fork and Knife is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (dishware & utensils), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about breakfast, breaky, cooking, cutlery, delicious and dinner.
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🍴 Fork and Knife on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Fork and Knife looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Fork and Knife 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 :fork_and_knife:.
When was the Fork and Knife emoji added?
🍴 Fork and Knife was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Fork and Knife. The underlying code (U+1F374) 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.