Moon Cake emoji meaning
People send it around Mid-Autumn Festival to wish others well or mention sharing the dessert with family. Example: 'Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 🥮🌕' or 'Got a box of mooncakes today 🥮'.
The official Unicode name for 🥮 is moon cake. It belongs to the food & drink group and the asian subgroup. Keyboards and search boxes find it with keywords such as autumn, cake, festival, moon, yuèbǐng.
It was added in Emoji 11, so it displays on every current phone, computer and browser.
How to get 🥮 on iPhone and iPad
- Tap the emoji key (the smiley face) or the globe key on the keyboard.
- Tap Search Emoji at the bottom and type moon cake.
- Tap 🥮 to insert it.
If the emoji keyboard is missing, turn it on in Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
How to get 🥮 on Android
On Gboard, tap the emoji button next to the space bar, then use the search bar at the top and type "moon cake". On Samsung Keyboard, tap the emoji icon and use the search field the same way. Or copy 🥮 from this page and paste it.
How to type 🥮 on Windows
- Click where you want the emoji.
- Press Win+. (the Windows key and the period key) to open the emoji panel.
- Type "moon cake" and click 🥮.
The panel remembers recently used emoji, so it will be one click away next time.
How to type 🥮 on a Mac
Press Control+⌘+Space to open the emoji picker, type "moon cake" and double-click 🥮. On a MacBook with a Touch Bar, or on recent macOS versions, the fn or globe key also opens the picker.
🥮 in Word and Google Docs
Both accept emoji as normal text. On Windows use Win+., on Mac use Control+⌘+Space, or paste 🥮 from this page. In Google Docs you can also go to Insert → Emoji. In Word, Insert → Symbol lists emoji under the Segoe UI Emoji font.
🥮 in HTML, CSS and code
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HTML decimal | 🥮 |
| HTML hex | 🥮 |
CSS content | "\1F96E" |
| JavaScript | "\u{1F96E}" |
| Python | "\U0001F96E" |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%A5%AE |
| Shortcode (GitHub, Slack, Discord) | :moon_cake: |
Because 🥮 is standard Unicode, you can paste it straight into any UTF-8 file. The escapes are for when the file encoding is uncertain or the emoji must be entered in code.
Frequently asked questions
What does the moon cake emoji mean? +
Represents a mooncake, the pastry eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, often paired with celebrating that holiday or autumn in general. Its official Unicode name is "moon cake".
What holiday is the mooncake emoji associated with? +
It represents the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Chinese and East Asian holiday celebrated with mooncakes and moon viewing.
What emoji is mooncake often paired with? +
It is commonly paired with 🌕 or 🌙 to reference the full moon central to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
How do I get the moon cake emoji on my keyboard? +
On iPhone, open the emoji keyboard and search "moon cake". On Android, tap the emoji key on Gboard and search the same. On Windows press Win + . (period), and on Mac press Control + Command + Space, then type the name. Or simply copy 🥮 from this page.
What is the Unicode for 🥮? +
The moon cake emoji is U+1F96E. In HTML use 🥮.
Why does 🥮 look different on other phones? +
Every platform draws its own artwork for the same emoji character. Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each have their own design, so 🥮 looks slightly different but means the same thing everywhere.