Takeout Box

🥡 is the takeout box emoji, part of Unicode's Food & Drink group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with “chopsticks”, “delivery”, “food”, and “oyster”.

Where food-asian emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Restaurant and recipe posts; regional cuisine content

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: TAKEOUT BOX
CLDR short name: takeout box
Codepoint: U+1F961
Hex: 1F961
Emoji version: 5.0
Unicode version: 10.0
First released: 2017
Unicode group: Food & Drink
Unicode subgroup: food-asian
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:takeout_box:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

box · chopsticks · delivery · food · oyster · pail · takeout

How it looks

Takeout Box — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🥡. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🥡 takeout box emoji mean?: 🥡 is the takeout box emoji, part of Unicode's Food & Drink group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with “chopsticks”, “delivery”, “food”, and “oyster”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🥡?: U+1F961, named TAKEOUT BOX in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🥡 takeout box emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 5.0, published in 2017, alongside Unicode 10.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🥡 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “takeout box”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🥡 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🥡?: On GitHub, type :takeout_box: and it turns into 🥡 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.