What does 🍰 Shortcake mean?
A slice of layered sponge cake with cream and a strawberry on top, usually read as strawberry shortcake. It is used for cake in general, dessert, bakery visits and afternoon treats. In Japan, strawberry shortcake is the classic Christmas cake. The phrase “piece of cake” also makes it a quick way to say something was easy.
🍰 Shortcake is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (sweets & desserts), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about cake, dessert, pastry, slice and sweet.
Example messages
🍰 Shortcake on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Shortcake looks on each platform.
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Shortcake emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Shortcake 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 :cake:.
When was the Shortcake emoji added?
🍰 Shortcake 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 Shortcake. The underlying code (U+1F370) 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.