🍌
Banana Emoji
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Emoji Overview
Unicode Code Point | U+1F34C 1F34C |
Emoji Name | banana |
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji | 0.6Initial release |
Category | |
Keywords | bananafruityellow |
🍌 Meaning and Explanation
🍌 represents a banana, a popular tropical fruit with a yellow peel when ripe. It is known for its sweet taste, soft texture, and high potassium content.
This emoji is used to represent the fruit itself, healthy eating, and tropical themes. It can also be used in a playful or humorous context, sometimes as a stand-in for a phone or as a reference to slipping on a banana peel.
The iconic curved shape and bright yellow color make it one of the most recognizable fruit emojis.
🍌 Cultural Background
| Region | Common Meaning | Additional Notes or Misunderstandings |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 Global | Banana (the fruit) | Universally recognized as the fruit. |
| 💪 Health/Fitness | A source of energy and potassium | Popular among athletes and health-conscious individuals. |
| 😂 Internet Humor | "Banana for scale" | On some websites, a banana is humorously used as a unit of measurement to show the size of an object. |
Common Misunderstandings of 🍌
Misunderstanding: It's just a fruit
Due to its shape and use in classic comedy, the 🍌 emoji can sometimes have a slightly suggestive or phallic connotation in certain contexts. This is not its primary meaning, but it's a potential interpretation to be aware of.
Tip: The context of the conversation will almost always make the intended meaning clear. In food or health discussions, it is purely about the fruit.