The cocktail glass emoji is pure martini energy: classy on the outside, chaos on the inside. It signals happy hour, soft-life self care, girls’ night, or that moment when a spreadsheet nearly ended your career and you deserve something shaken, not stirred. Because it’s a single glass, it reads like a solo toast or a flirty invite rather than a clink-fest. Online, it doubles as the grown-up version of “sipping tea” to watch drama unfold, but with extra salt around the rim.
On Apple devices, you’ll spot a sleek conical martini glass with a crystal-clear liquid, a glossy highlight, and a long stem perched on a round base. A bright green olive lounges on a toothpick skewered across the rim, shown at a slight three-quarter angle that screams glossy bar menu. People use it for “Thirsty Thursday,” post-meeting decompression, or to drop a suave James Bond reference without typing a word. Thanks to the dirty martini renaissance on TikTok, it also broadcasts trend-aware nightlife glam, whether you’re drinking the real deal or a zero-proof mocktail in fancy stemware.
Definition
A martini is an alcoholic beverage traditionally made with vermouth and either gin or vodka. The James Bond martini recipe, called a Vesper Martini, contains both gin and vodka! A martini glass is easy to recognize as it contains a circular base attached to a long stem that connects to a V-shaped top. Shaken or stirred? Ah, who gives a damn. I'll take it dirty (with an olive and a splash of olive juice).
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
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"Short Code" Name
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Keywords
Cocktail, Mixed, Drink, Alcohol, Glass, Martini, Bar
