What does 🫔 Tamale mean?
A tamale wrapped in a corn husk, added in Emoji 13.0. Tamales are steamed masa dough with savory or sweet fillings, and they are central to celebrations in Mexico and Central America, especially around Christmas, when families gather to make them in large batches. It also covers similar wrapped dishes such as Brazilian pamonha. Expect it in holiday plans and family recipe chats.
🫔 Tamale is an emoji from the Food & Drink category (prepared foods), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about food, mexican, pamonha and wrapped.
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🫔 Tamale on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Tamale looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Tamale 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 :tamale:.
When was the Tamale emoji added?
🫔 Tamale was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. 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 Tamale. The underlying code (U+1FAD4) 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.