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food-prepared
Tamale
1FAD4 · U+1FAD4 · 🫔
What it means
The Tamale Emoji 🫔 portrays a fragrant bundle wrapped tightly in light yellow corn husk, with just a peek of spiced masa or filling visible at one end.
Great for celebrating Mexican cuisine, holiday gatherings, or just sharing your deep affection for hand-wrapped goodness in text form.
Unlike the soft, round 🌯 burrito, tamales stand out as compact parcels—each one a reminder of special occasions and the patience required to make dozens at a time (the emoji, at least, never sticks to the pot).
Find it by typing tamale, Mexican, or wrapped when searching for this festive edible.
Great for celebrating Mexican cuisine, holiday gatherings, or just sharing your deep affection for hand-wrapped goodness in text form.
Unlike the soft, round 🌯 burrito, tamales stand out as compact parcels—each one a reminder of special occasions and the patience required to make dozens at a time (the emoji, at least, never sticks to the pot).
Find it by typing tamale, Mexican, or wrapped when searching for this festive edible.
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Keywords
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Details
| Hexa | 1FAD4 |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1FAD4 |
| HTML (hex) | 🫔 |
| HTML (decimal) | 🫔 |
| CLDR short name | tamale |
| Emoji version | Emoji 13.0 · 2020 → |
| Qualification | fully-qualified |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Subcategory | food-prepared |
Timeline
- Emoji 13.0 · 2020Tamale entered the standard as U+1FAD4, establishing the codepoint still used today.
- TodayRendered across major platforms. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung each draw it in their own style while preserving the same underlying character.
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