What does Pickle mean?
A pickle, one of the newest food emojis, arriving with Emoji 18.0 in 2026, so many phones will not display it yet. Until now people borrowed the cucumber 🥒 for pickles; this gives the briny snack its own symbol. Expect it for deli sandwiches, burger toppings, fried pickles and pregnancy cravings, plus the idiom “in a pickle”, meaning stuck in a tricky situation.
Pickle is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (vegetables), added in Emoji 18.0 in 2026. It is one of the newest emojis, so older phones and computers may not display it until they get a system update.
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Pickle on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pickle looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Pickle 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.
When was the Pickle emoji added?
Pickle was added in Emoji 18.0, released in 2026. Because it is so new, it only shows up on devices with the latest system updates; older devices may show an empty box instead.
Why does look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Pickle. The underlying code (U+1FADD) 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.