The custard emoji is the internet’s wobbly little dessert star—think silky flan/creme caramel/purin with a glossy caramel cap, proudly perched on a saucer. People use it for sweet-tooth moments, post-meal bragging, and any vibe that’s soft, smooth, or delightfully extra. It’s also a cheeky stand-in for calling someone a snack, flirting with “you’re pudding-level sweet,” or joking about being emotionally wobbly after a long day. Bonus culture note: it often reads as Japanese purin, and yes, Pompompurin fans absolutely claim it as their mascot emoji.
On Apple/iOS, it appears as a golden, dome-shaped custard with a rich amber caramel top, set on a clean white plate from a slight three-quarter angle. The highlight makes it look shiny and jiggle-ready, with a neat rim of sauce that instantly screams “creme caramel.” No face, no fuss—just dessert glamour.
Online, it slides into foodie posts, cozy comfort threads, and dramatic overreactions (“my schedule is custard rn—soft and unstable”). It pairs well with thirst texts and “soft launch” jokes, because nothing says subtle romance like a dessert that trembles. On TikTok and Reels, it’s a natural tag for jiggle-physics cooking clips and ASMR wobble content. Sarcastically, it can downplay chaos—drop 🍮 to say, “we’re fine, everything is pudding,” when it absolutely isn’t.
Definition
Custard is an extremely rich dessert, made primarily of cream, egg yoke and sugar. Traditionally, custards are flavored with vanilla. A crème brûlée is a French dessert that requires a custard layer sit below a layer of hard caramel. The Apple version emoji is a firm custard covered with a generous amount of syrup, likely caramel and vanilla flavored.
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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)
553 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
:custard:
Keywords
Custard, Cream, Rich, Butter, Dessert, Crème, Brûlée, French
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Food Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Foods
Unicode Subcategory
Food Symbols
Names & Annotations
CUSTARD
Symbol Information
U+1F36E proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-97D
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[プリン]
KDDI
#772 プリン 「purin」 U+EB56 SJIS-F45A JIS-7B3B
Softbank
[プリン]
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)
1f36e
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F36E
Decimal Code Point(s)
127854
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x8D 0xAE
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 8D AE
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 215 256
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDF6E
UTF-16 Hex
d83cdf6e
UTF-16 Dec
55356 57198
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F36E
UTF-32 Hex
01F36E
UTF-32 Dec
127854
Python Src
u"\U0001F36E"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x8d\xae"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDF6E"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
