The steaming bowl emoji is basically the universal signal for noodle time: a hot, cozy bowl of ramen-style soup with chopsticks and wisps of steam rising like a food commercial. People drop it when they’re craving ramen, pho, udon, or literally any slurpable comfort food, especially in peak “soup season.” It also moonlights as a vibe check for sick days, hangovers, late-night study fuel, or post-gym reward—because broth is a love language. Slide it into texts to say “come eat,” “I’m cooking,” or “I require noodles immediately.”
On social feeds, it’s the go-to for anime slurp energy, Studio Ghibli-level appetite, and Naruto nods (yes, the pink-and-white swirl is narutomaki). It pairs well with the fire emoji for “spicy tonkotsu incoming,” and shows up in jokes like “send noods” for flirty or chaotic energy. You’ll also see it used ironically for a “piping hot take,” or as shorthand for “cozy night in.” In foodie posts, it screams steam, umami, and the art of the perfect noodle pull.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll recognize a glossy red bowl at a three-quarter angle, pale-yellow noodles bathing in broth, bright green scallions, and a pink-and-white narutomaki slice, with brown chopsticks lifting strands just enough to show off those curvy carbs. Two clean steam curls hover above, and the bowl’s lacquered shine makes it look fresh from a ramen-ya. It’s warm, vivid, and practically audible—you can almost hear the slurp.
Definition
A bowl of hot ramen noodles or other noodle based soup, such as pho. Ramen noodles are a Japanese dish and pho is a Vietnamese dish. Broth can be either vegetable, chicken of fish based and can contain meat and other vegetables. Traditionally served with chopsticks and/or a short, wide and flat soup spoon.
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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.
Emoji General Information
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329 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:ramen:
Keywords
Ramen, Noodles, Bowl, Steaming, Soup
Unicode Category Information
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Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
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Food Symbols
Editorial Comment
An instant soup with chicken flavoring poured into a bowl. iEmoji old name: Top Ramen
