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Cheese Wedge Emoji

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Unicode
Code Point
U+1F9C0
1F9C0
Emoji Name
cheese wedge
Version
Date Added for Emoji
1.0August 2015
Category
Keywords
cheesedairyfood

🧀 Meaning and Explanation

The 🧀 emoji depicts a wedge of cheese, often with holes (like Swiss cheese). It represents dairy products, food, and deliciousness.

It symbolizes snacks, meals, and a general love for cheese. It can also be used to refer to cooking ingredients, comfort food, or a cheesy (corny) joke.

🧀 How to Use

This emoji is commonly used in contexts related to:

  1. Food and Eating: To discuss cheese, snacks, or meals that include cheese.
  2. Cooking and Recipes: When referring to cheese as an ingredient in dishes.
  3. Cravings: To express a desire for cheese or a cheesy treat.
  4. Humor: Sometimes used playfully to describe something "cheesy" or corny.

🧀 Cultural Background

Region Common Meaning Additional Notes or Misunderstandings
General Cheese, food, delicious Universally understood as a dairy product.
Western Cuisine Staple food, snack, ingredient Very common in Western diets and cooking.

Common Misunderstandings of 🧀

Misinterpretation as a specific type of cheese

While it represents cheese, 🧀 does not denote a specific type like cheddar or mozzarella.

Tip: If you need to specify a type of cheese, use text alongside the emoji (e.g., "Cheddar 🧀").

Overuse for any dairy product

Using 🧀 for any dairy product might be too specific if it's not cheese.

Tip: Reserve 🧀 for contexts where cheese, or dishes made with cheese, are implied. For general dairy, consider đŸĨ› (milk glass) or 🧈 (butter).

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