People toss this emoji into foodie threads to flex umami—think risotto, pizza, ramen—and into foraging posts after a wet morning in the woods. In meme mode it winks at “shrooms,” channels psychedelic or “let’s get weird” vibes, and jokes about mind expansion without spelling it out. Gamers drop it for power-up energy; nature folks for fairy-ring aesthetics; and the irony crowd to tag something as subtly poisonous—basically “this take is a toadstool, don’t bite.” It turns flirty next to a “fun guy” pun, broody alongside forest icons, and it’s tailor‑made for alt TikTok and goblincore captions. Expect it in The Last of Us riffs about fungal takeovers and as a stand‑in for “mushrooming” growth or hidden mycelium networks.
Visually, it’s peak storybook toadstool: a vivid red cap dusted with white spots atop a stout beige stalk, the emblem of Amanita muscaria. On Apple/iOS, the rendering is glossy with soft shading, shown at a gentle three‑quarter view, its crisp polka dots looking freshly plucked from a picture book—or from the edge of a gnome’s lawn. No face, just attitude: cute, punchy, and a touch impish.
Culturally, it’s instantly legible as the classic “toadstool” silhouette you’ve seen in Mario stages, cottagecore mood boards, and whimsical garden décor. In short, it’s the internet’s quaint little doorway to the forest, the arcade, and the weird slice of your Explore page—wrapped up in one red cap.
Definition
A fungi or mushroom. Some mushrooms can be eaten, but others can be extremely poisonous to humans. Mushrooms grow in dark and damp locations, such as the forest floor. The Apple version emoji would make any Nintendo player proud as it is reminiscent of the power up mushroom in the Super Mario Bros. video games. Send a power up to a friend with this emoji!
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
694 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
:mushroom:
Keywords
Mushroom, Fungi, Food, Fungus
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Plant Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Nature
Unicode Subcategory
Plant Symbols
Names & Annotations
MUSHROOM
Symbol Information
U+1F344 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-04B
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[キノコ]
KDDI
#741 きのこ 「kinoko」 U+EB37 SJIS-F3F8 JIS-7A7A
Softbank
[キノコ]
Emoji Character Encoding Data
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)
1f344
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F344
Decimal Code Point(s)
127812
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x8D 0x84
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 8D 84
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 215 204
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDF44
UTF-16 Hex
d83cdf44
UTF-16 Dec
55356 57156
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F344
UTF-32 Hex
01F344
UTF-32 Dec
127812
Python Src
u"\U0001F344"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x8d\x84"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDF44"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
