On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot a lustrous red bowl shown at a three-quarter angle: pale yellow noodles lounging in broth, bright green scallions, and a pink-and-white narutomaki slice. Brown chopsticks lift a few curvy strands, with two neat curls of steam rising overhead. The bowl’s lacquered shine screams fresh-from-the-ramen-ya—warm, vivid, and practically slurp-audible.
Functionally, it’s the universal “noodle time” beacon—a ramen-style soup with chopsticks and visible steam. People drop it when craving ramen, pho, udon, or any slurpable comfort dish, especially in peak soup season. It doubles as a vibe check for sick days, hangovers, late-night study sessions, or a post-gym reward—because broth is a love language. Toss it in texts to say “come eat,” “I’m cooking,” or “I require noodles immediately.”
On social feeds, it radiates anime slurp energy, Studio Ghibli-level appetite, and Naruto nods (that pink-and-white swirl is narutomaki). It teams nicely with the fire emoji for “spicy tonkotsu incoming,” and often appears in “send noods” jokes for flirty or chaotic flair. You’ll also see it used ironically for a “piping hot take,” or as shorthand for a cozy night in. In foodie posts, it evokes steam, umami, and the art of the perfect noodle pull.
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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Editorial Comment
An instant soup with chicken flavoring poured into a bowl. iEmoji old name: Top Ramen
