The cooked rice emoji is the quiet MVP of the food chat—humble, filling, and always there when your group text needs a comforting carb. People drop it to signal takeout night, meal prep wins, or “keep it simple, I’m hungry-hungry.” It can also be a gentle, wholesome reply in spicy threads—like sending plain rice to cool the heat when the discourse gets ghost-pepper dramatic. In foodie posts, it’s the base layer of dreams: the canvas for curry, stir-fry, and leftovers you swear taste better the next day.
On Apple/iOS, it appears as a glossy red bowl holding a soft, domed mound of snowy-white grains, shown from a three-quarter angle with tidy shading—no steam, no extras, just pure carb-core minimalism. The look is lacquer-bowl chic: smooth finish, clean silhouette, and that instantly recognizable white puff that some people misread as mashed potatoes at thumb-speed. Visually, it pairs perfectly with the chopsticks emoji for a quick “rice is served” vibe.
Online, it does double duty as a vibe check: wholesome comfort, “let’s get this bread (but make it rice),” or a low-key way to say dinner’s handled. You’ll see it in cute flirts (“you’re the rice to my curry”), sarcastic replies to overcomplicated recipes, and meme captions about being a plain-but-reliable friend who soaks up everyone’s sauce. Toss it next to sushi, bento, or curry rice for maximum foodie flex—and yes, it’s a staple, both IRL and URL.
Definition
A bowl of plain white rice in a white bowl. White rice is a grain and is commonly cooked in a rice cooker. Sticky white rice can be served up with a large deep round spoon, which can give it a dome appearance on top. Rice is one of the world's most prevalent sources of calories (fuel for the body). A little bland by itself, but mixed with spices and other flavorful food and an amazing meal is born.
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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)
375 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:rice:
Keywords
Rice, White, Grain, Food, Bowl
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Food Symbols
Editorial Comment
Plain bowl of white rice in a white bowl. The rice has been rounded food, which is always cool.
