What does ๐ Rice Ball mean?
A triangular Japanese rice ball, or onigiri, wrapped with a sheet of nori. It is a staple of convenience stores, picnics and packed lunches in Japan and is often filled with salmon, tuna mayo or pickled plum. Anime fans recognize it from countless lunch scenes. Use it for quick snacks, travel memories and cravings for simple Japanese comfort food.
๐ Rice Ball is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (asian foods), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about food and Japanese.
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๐ Rice Ball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Rice Ball looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Rice Ball emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :rice_ball:.
When was the Rice Ball emoji added?
๐ Rice Ball was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Rice Ball. The underlying code (U+1F359) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.