Emoji 11
cupcake
Also known as bakery, dessert, sprinkles, sugar, sweet
A cupcake with swirled frosting and colorful sprinkles, usually shown in a pleated paper liner.
Meaning
The cupcake emoji represents a small baked dessert, often associated with birthdays, celebrations, bakeries, and sweet treats. People use it in posts about baking, parties, desserts, or indulgence. It can also convey something cute, festive, or sugary.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning of this emoji is Cupcake.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple shows a cupcake in a pleated liner, topped with swirled pink frosting and colorful sprinkles.
Google
Google Noto depicts a cupcake with swirled frosting, rainbow sprinkles, and a pleated paper liner.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a cupcake with swirled frosting and sprinkles in a pleated liner.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🧁 cupcake belong to?
🧁 cupcake belongs to the food & drink category, which contains 132 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🧁 cupcake?
🧁 cupcake was added in Emoji 11. Its codepoint is U+1F9C1, made up of 1 code points.
