Onion

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About the 🧅 Onion emoji

The 🧅 Onion emoji is part of the Food & Drink category and the food vegetable group on DBEmoji. Shortcodes such as :onion: and :flavoring: resolve to this emoji on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Onion (Unicode codepoint U+1F9C5) onion (🧅) from Food & Drink.. 🧅 stands for "onion" in the Unicode emoji set, codified as U+1F9C5. Food emojis are punchy in marketing copy — 🧅 can stand in for an entire menu item in one glyph. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F9C5; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F9C5. Unicode introduced it in v12.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v13.0. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:onion:`, `:flavoring:`. Its color profile reads yellow — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: food, vegetable, fashion, beauty, and flavoring. Tap 🧅 above and the character lands on your clipboard, ready to paste into any Unicode-aware app.

When to use 🧅 Onion

• Plating up restaurant photos, recipes, and grocery hauls
• Captioning meal plans, food deliveries, and lunch updates
• Pairing with drink emojis for cafe and dinner content
• Adding visual context to social posts, chats, and captions

Combinations and pairings

• Pair 🧅 with food-themed, vegetable-themed, and fashion-themed emojis to reinforce the same vibe in one message.
• Lead a caption with 🧅 for a quick visual hook, or close a sentence with it as a reaction.

How to copy the 🧅 Onion emoji

1. 1Open the emoji page. Visit the Onion emoji page on DBEmoji to see the character, codepoint, and meaning side by side.
2. 2Tap Copy emoji. Click the "Copy emoji" button. The 🧅 character is placed on your clipboard instantly — no signup, no download.
3. 3Paste anywhere. Paste into any chat app, social network, document, or text field that supports Unicode. The emoji renders using the platform's native style.

Frequently asked questions

What does the 🧅 Onion emoji mean?

🧅 stands for "onion" in the Unicode emoji set, codified as U+1F9C5. Food emojis are punchy in marketing copy — 🧅 can stand in for an entire menu item in one glyph. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F9C5; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F9C5. Unicode introduced it in v12.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v13.0. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:onion:`, `:flavoring:`. Its color profile reads yellow — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: food, vegetable, fashion, beauty, and flavoring. Tap 🧅 above and the character lands on your clipboard, ready to paste into any Unicode-aware app.

What is the Unicode codepoint for Onion?

The 🧅 Onion emoji is encoded as U+1F9C5 (hex 1F9C5). It belongs to the Food Vegetable group inside Food & Drink.

How do I copy the 🧅 emoji?

Open this page and click "Copy emoji". The 🧅 character is copied to your clipboard so you can paste it into any app that supports Unicode emojis.

Does Onion have shortcodes?

Yes. Common shortcodes include :onion: and :flavoring:. Platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub render these as the 🧅 emoji automatically.