Emoji 13
tamale
Also known as food, mexican, pamonha, wrapped
Shows a tamale, a wrapped corn masa food, usually associated with Mexican and other Latin American cuisine.
Meaning
The tamale emoji represents the traditional Latin American food made from corn masa wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf. People use it to discuss Mexican cuisine, food culture, holidays, or to express hunger and appreciation for tamales.
Unicode name
Represents a tamale, a traditional Latin American dish made of corn masa wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple renders it as a husk-wrapped tamale tied in the middle, with pale yellow masa visible at the ends.
Google
Google Noto shows a yellow masa tamale wrapped in a pale husk and tied with a band.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a simple beige husk-wrapped tamale tied with a band.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🫔 tamale belong to?
🫔 tamale belongs to the food & drink category, which contains 132 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🫔 tamale?
🫔 tamale was added in Emoji 13. Its codepoint is U+1FAD4, made up of 1 code points.
