shallow pan of food Emoji
🥘 · U+1F958 · Emoji 3.0
What does the shallow pan of food emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Cooking a meal for a group is often associated with a shallow pan of food, which is commonly used to serve dishes like paella or casseroles. A shallow pan of food is literally a container made of metal, usually stainless steel or aluminum, used for cooking and serving food. Figuratively, the 🥘 emoji can represent a home-cooked meal or a sense of warmth and hospitality. In slang, it can also symbolize a hearty or comforting dish.
How the shallow pan of food emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are where the 🥘 emoji is frequently used, often in captions of food photos or recipes, and in comments to express enthusiasm for a particular dish. The tone is usually informal and conversational, with a touch of warmth and hospitality. Younger generations tend to use the emoji more frequently, especially in food-related conversations, while older generations might use it less often, but still in similar contexts.
shallow pan of food emoji examples
- Just took the paella out of the oven 🥘
- Mom's famous casserole is ready 🥘
How to copy the shallow pan of food emoji
To use the shallow pan of food emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F958), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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shallow pan of food emoji on different platforms
How the shallow pan of food emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
shallow pan of food Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🥘 |
| Name | shallow pan of food |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Codepoints | U+1F958 |
| Shortcode | :shallow_pan_of_food: |
| Emoji version | 3.0 |
| Unicode version | 3.0 |
shallow pan of food Emoji FAQ
Cooking a meal for a group is often associated with a shallow pan of food, which is commonly used to serve dishes like paella or casseroles. A shallow pan of food is literally a container made of metal, usually stainless steel or aluminum, used for cooking and serving food.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🥘 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F958, introduced in Emoji version 3.0 (Unicode 3.0). Its shortcode is :shallow_pan_of_food:.
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