The sushi emoji serves up classic nigiri—think silky slices of fish lounging on tidy pillows of rice—and it instantly signals cravings, date plans, or a bougie “treat yourself” moment. People drop it to announce an omakase night, to humble-brag about a reservation, or to say “I need something raw” (whether they mean salmon or a brutally honest take). It shows up in foodie captions, anime watch parties, and group chats plotting a kaiten (conveyor-belt) binge, as well as in jokes about tiny bites with not-so-tiny bills. It also doubles as playful sarcasm: “that take is RAW,” “this rumor smells fishy,” or a flirty “sushi date?” with heart emojis on standby.
On Apple/iOS, it’s two neat pieces of salmon nigiri at a three-quarter angle: bright orange fish with clean white marbling, glossy gradients, and plump, rounded rice that looks soft enough to squish—no plate, just the duo front and center. The look is crisp and minimal, very Apple, instantly recognizable when you spot the twin orange stripes. Online, people pair it with chopsticks, sake, or sparkles for “fancy dinner” energy, or use it as shorthand for healthy-ish eating that still feels like a flex. Meme-wise, it captions payday splurges, “feed me like I’m important” posts, and the eternal salmon vs. tuna discourse. Drop it to summon the squad, to hint at a first-date idea, or to add a clean, ocean-fresh vibe to your feed.
Definition
A Japanese food often made with rice, nori (edible seaweed), raw seafood, cooked seafood, and vegetables. Sushi is often characterized as being raw fish, but not all sushi contains raw fish. The cucumber roll is an example of sushi that is made with only cucumber, nori, and rice. The California roll is a favorite in the United States and is made with imitation or real crab, avocado, cucumber and rice. Popular sushi condiments are soy sauce, wasabi (green and horse radish hot) and ginger root.
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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
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
477 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:sushi:
Keywords
Sushi, Fish, Raw, Nigiri, Japanese
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Food Symbols
Editorial Comment
UPDATE: These are not red potatoes. Two red potatoes on tin foil and hot! iEmoji old Name: Red Potatoes
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Foods
Unicode Subcategory
Food Symbols
Names & Annotations
SUSHI Temporary Notes: nigiri sushi
Symbol Information
U+1F363 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-96E
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[すし]
KDDI
#433 寿司 U+EAB8 SJIS-F38C JIS-796C
Softbank
#184 #old338 お寿司 「o寿司」 U+E344 SJIS-F9E4
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e344
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E344
Decimal Code Point(s)
58180
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x8D 0x84
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 8D 84
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 215 204
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE344
UTF-16 Hex
e344
UTF-16 Dec
58180
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E344
UTF-32 Hex
E344
UTF-32 Dec
58180
Python Src
u"\uE344"
PHP Src
"\xee\x8d\x84"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE344"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🍣
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🍣
Decimal HTML Entity
🍣
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🍣
Hex Code Point(s)
1f363
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F363
Decimal Code Point(s)
127843
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x8D 0xA3
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 8D A3
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 215 243
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDF63
UTF-16 Hex
d83cdf63
UTF-16 Dec
55356 57187
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F363
UTF-32 Hex
01F363
UTF-32 Dec
127843
Python Src
u"\U0001F363"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x8d\xa3"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDF63"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
