🥦 Broccoli Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🥦 Broccoli emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, the 🥦 emoji just means broccoli. People use it to represent the vegetable itself. It’s often used to talk about healthy food options. 🥦 sits in food emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in green emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🥦 emoji represents broccoli. It’s often used to talk about healthy eating. People use it when sharing a meal, talking about vitamins, or promoting a healthy lifestyle. You’ll see it in posts about fitness, cooking, or simply when someone is feeling good about their food choices.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 2 of them.

cabbage emojiwild emoji

02 — Platforms

Broccoli emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Vendors keep repainting this one. Counting the archived versions further down, the broccoli has been drawn in 3 ways.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Broccoli emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :broccoli:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F966.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🥦 Broccoli emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “broccoli”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “broccoli”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :broccoli: and it converts to 🥦 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🥦, in CSS \1F966, in JavaScript \u{1F966}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Broccoli emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the broccoli as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Broccoli emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around broccoli for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

Cute broccoli combos

Party broccoli combos

Aesthetic broccoli combos

Dark broccoli combos

Love broccoli combos

Cool broccoli combos

Mood broccoli combos

Flex broccoli combos

Unhinged broccoli combos

Soft broccoli combos

Late night broccoli combos

Summer broccoli combos

Gaming broccoli combos

Y2K broccoli combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🥦, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — Emoji Kitchen

Broccoli Emoji Kitchen stickers

Mixed with other emojis by Google's Kitchen — 319 stickers exist for the broccoli, and 12 of them are below. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

Broccoli mixed with Face with Tears of Joy — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😂

Broccoli mixed with Rolling on the Floor Laughing — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 🤣

Broccoli mixed with Thumbs Up — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 👍

Broccoli mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😭

Broccoli mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😘

Broccoli mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 🥰

Broccoli mixed with Smiling Face with Heart-eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😍

Broccoli mixed with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😊

Broccoli mixed with Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😁

Broccoli mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 💕

Broccoli mixed with Pleading Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 🥺

Broccoli mixed with Grinning Face with Sweat — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🥦 + 😅

08 — In conversation

What 🥦 means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the broccoli and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

Usually, when a girl sends you a 🥦 emoji, she's signaling that she’s feeling healthy and strong. Sometimes she’s also playfully suggesting a healthy meal or activity. Don't overthink it, it’s generally a positive and supportive gesture.

From a guy

A guy sending you 🥦 might be trying to show he’s taking care of himself. He could be promoting a healthy lifestyle or just acknowledging your efforts to eat well. It’s usually a friendly and supportive message.

How to reply

You could reply with: “Totally! 💪” or “Let’s make a healthy meal! 🥦🍽️” or “You too! 🥦😊” or “Good choice! 🥦👍”.

Used in a sentence

09 — Around the world

What 🥦 means in other countries

Universally the “vegetable kids won’t eat” joke, with nothing sharper attached to it.

Reads the same almost everywhere

Parenting / family chat

Shorthand for healthy food nobody’s excited about.

US hip-hop slang

Occasionally used as slang for marijuana, though the emoji rarely carries that reading.

Before you send it: Safe in food and health contexts; skip it if avoiding drug-slang readings matters.

10 — Apps

What 🥦 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, the 🥦 emoji just means broccoli. People use it to represent the vegetable itself. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🥦 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🥦 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :broccoli:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🥦 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🥦 from the copy button above.

11 — Related

Emojis similar to the Broccoli emoji

Same family (food-vegetable) — often confused with broccoli or used alongside it.

Food & Drink →

🍆Eggplant 🥑Avocado 🫛Pea Pod 🥬Leafy Green

Root Vegetable 🥒Cucumber 🌶️Hot Pepper 🫑Bell Pepper 🌽Ear of Corn 🥕Carrot 🧄Garlic 🧅Onion

Collections 🥦 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

food emojis green emojis

12 — History

Where the 🥦 Broccoli emoji came from

When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.

AppleiOS

Broccoli emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

GoogleAndroid

Broccoli emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Broccoli emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Broccoli emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Broccoli emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F966 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2017

Added to the standard

Broccoli was approved as U+1F966 and shipped in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🥦 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

13 — FAQ

Broccoli emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🥦 Broccoli emoji mean?

Basically, the 🥦 emoji just means broccoli. People use it to represent the vegetable itself. It’s often used to talk about healthy food options.

What does 🥦 mean from a girl?

Usually, when a girl sends you a 🥦 emoji, she's signaling that she’s feeling healthy and strong. Sometimes she’s also playfully suggesting a healthy meal or activity. Don't overthink it, it’s generally a positive and supportive gesture.

What does 🥦 mean from a guy?

A guy sending you 🥦 might be trying to show he’s taking care of himself. He could be promoting a healthy lifestyle or just acknowledging your efforts to eat well. It’s usually a friendly and supportive message.

How do you reply to the 🥦 emoji?

You could reply with: “Totally! 💪” or “Let’s make a healthy meal! 🥦🍽️” or “You too! 🥦😊” or “Good choice! 🥦👍”.

What else is the 🥦 emoji called?

Broccoli is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “cabbage emoji”, “wild emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F966.

What is the Unicode code for 🥦?

The Broccoli emoji is U+1F966, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). In HTML you can write it as 🥦, and in CSS as \1F966.

How do I copy and paste the 🥦 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🥦 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :broccoli: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🥦 look the same on every phone?

No. Broccoli is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F966. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🥦Broccoli Emoji

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