U+1FADA · emoji since 2022
The ginger root is a knobbly piece of spicy root. It means cooking, warming flavor, and a natural remedy for an upset stomach.
It headlines stir fries, teas, and home cures, the zingy root that adds heat and health to a dish.
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 Ginger Root emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the ginger root 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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