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🫔 Tamale Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Mexican tamales wrapped in corn husk are the labor-of-love holiday food that families make together.
When to Use
Use for Mexican holiday food, family cooking traditions, or Latin American cuisine.
Example Usage
- “Tamale season 🫔”
- “Abuela's recipe 🫔”
- “Holiday tamales 🫔”
Popular Combinations
🫔🎄
Christmas tamales
🫔👨👩👧👦
Family cooking
🫔🌽
Corn husk wrapped
How Tamale looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🫔 mean in a text message?▼
Mexican tamales wrapped in corn husk are the labor-of-love holiday food that families make together. Use for Mexican holiday food, family cooking traditions, or Latin American cuisine. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Which platforms show 🫔 differently?▼
Food emoji vary a lot between platforms. Apple tends toward photorealistic designs, Google uses a flatter style, and Samsung sometimes picks different food items entirely. The Tamale emoji is recognizable across platforms but the visual details — color, angle, garnish — will differ.
What are popular emoji combinations with 🫔?▼
Food emoji work great in combinations. Pair them with 😋 (yum face) for cravings, 🍽️ (plate) for meals, 👨🍳 (chef) for cooking, or 📸 (camera) for food photography posts. Check the "Combinations" section above for specific pairings.
What is the shortcode for 🫔?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:tamale:` to insert the Tamale emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Is 🫔 a newer emoji?▼
The Tamale emoji was added in Unicode 13.0, making it relatively new. If someone sees a blank square □ instead of this emoji, their device probably needs a software update.
Unicode
U+1fad4
Category
Food & Drink
Added
Unicode 13.0
Shortcodes
:tamale:Keywords
foodmasa
When to Use 🫔 Tamale
Use for Mexican holiday food, family cooking traditions, or Latin American cuisine.
- •Send 🫔 when you want to express or reference "tamale" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🫔 in conversations about food or masa to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🫔 Tamale on social media posts, stories, or comments related to tamale
- •Combine 🫔 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about food, masa
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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