🧄 Garlic Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🧄 Garlic emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🧄 emoji means you think something is delicious or intensely flavored. People use it in chats when they're talking about food, a good meal, or just a generally strong experience. 🧄 sits in food emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🧄 emoji represents a bulb of garlic. People use it to express a strong flavor, often when talking about food or cooking. It can also be used to playfully tease someone, suggesting they’re a bit “pungent” or intense. Sometimes, it’s used in a slightly dramatic way, referencing vampires or a desire for something strong and bold. Basically, it's a fun way to show you appreciate good flavor.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

flavoring emoji

02 — Platforms

Garlic emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the garlic as 9 vendors ship it.

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

Garlic emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :garlic:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the garlic, code point U+1F9C4.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🧄 Garlic emoji

No picker to hand? The garlic can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “garlic”. 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 “garlic”.

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🧄, in CSS \1F9C4, in JavaScript \u{1F9C4}.

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

Garlic emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the garlic 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

Garlic emoji combinations

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

All combinations →

Cute garlic combos

Party garlic combos

Aesthetic garlic combos

Dark garlic combos

Love garlic combos

Cool garlic combos

Mood garlic combos

Flex garlic combos

Unhinged garlic combos

Soft garlic combos

Late night garlic combos

Summer garlic combos

Gaming garlic combos

Y2K garlic 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

Garlic Emoji Kitchen stickers

Mixed with other emojis by Google's Kitchen — 328 stickers exist for the garlic, and 12 of them are below. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

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

🧄 + 😂

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

🧄 + 🤣

Garlic mixed with Thumbs Up — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 👍

Garlic mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 😭

Garlic mixed with Folded Hands — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 🙏

Garlic mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 😘

Garlic mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 🥰

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

🧄 + 😍

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

🧄 + 😊

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

🧄 + 😁

Garlic mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 💕

Garlic mixed with Pleading Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

🧄 + 🥺

08 — In conversation

What 🧄 means from a girl or a guy

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

From a girl

When a girl sends you 🧄, it’s often a playful jab. She’s likely teasing you about something you said or did – maybe you were being a little spicy or assertive. It’s not necessarily a serious insult; it’s usually lighthearted fun.

From a guy

A guy sending 🧄 usually means he's agreeing with something you said, or he thinks you're being bold. It can also be used to playfully tease you, similar to how girls use it. It’s often just a reaction to something you’ve said.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🧄, you could reply with: “You know it 🧄”, “Bring the heat 🧄”, “Totally agree 🧄”, or “You’re a spicy one 🧄”.

Used in a sentence

09 — Around the world

What 🧄 means in other countries

A kitchen staple everywhere, with a folk reputation for warding off evil in several cultures.

Reads the same almost everywhere

Eastern European folklore

Traditionally used to ward off vampires and evil spirits.

Korean / Chinese / Mediterranean cooking

A base ingredient in daily cooking, no superstition attached.

Before you send it: Safe in any food context; also works as a light joke about warding something off.

10 — Apps

What 🧄 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the garlic lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 🧄 emoji means you think something is delicious or intensely flavored. People use it in chats when they're talking about food, a good meal, or just a generally strong experience. 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 :garlic:. 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 Garlic emoji

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

Food & Drink →

🍆Eggplant 🥑Avocado 🥦Broccoli 🫛Pea Pod 🥬Leafy Green

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

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

food emojis

12 — History

Where the 🧄 Garlic emoji came from

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

AppleiOS

Garlic emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F9C4 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.

2019

Added to the standard

Garlic was approved as U+1F9C4 and shipped in Emoji 12.0 (2019). 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

Garlic emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🧄 Garlic emoji mean?

Generally, the 🧄 emoji means you think something is delicious or intensely flavored. People use it in chats when they're talking about food, a good meal, or just a generally strong experience.

What does 🧄 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you 🧄, it’s often a playful jab. She’s likely teasing you about something you said or did – maybe you were being a little spicy or assertive. It’s not necessarily a serious insult; it’s usually lighthearted fun.

What does 🧄 mean from a guy?

A guy sending 🧄 usually means he's agreeing with something you said, or he thinks you're being bold. It can also be used to playfully tease you, similar to how girls use it. It’s often just a reaction to something you’ve said.

How do you reply to the 🧄 emoji?

If someone sends you 🧄, you could reply with: “You know it 🧄”, “Bring the heat 🧄”, “Totally agree 🧄”, or “You’re a spicy one 🧄”.

What else is the 🧄 emoji called?

Garlic is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “flavoring emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F9C4.

What is the Unicode code for 🧄?

The Garlic emoji is U+1F9C4, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). In HTML you can write it as 🧄, and in CSS as \1F9C4.

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 :garlic: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🧄 look the same on every phone?

No. Garlic is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F9C4. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🧄Garlic Emoji

In your code