U+1F371 · emoji since 2010
A neat bento box with little compartments. It stands for Japanese food, tidy meals, and lunch done with care.
People use it for foodie posts, meal prep envy, and anything packed just right. A little box of joy.
In texting, 🍱 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🍱 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Bento Box emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the bento box emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🍱 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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