U+1F944 "🥄" Spoon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1F944 "🥄" Spoon is a digital symbol representing the common utensil used for eating, serving, or stirring food, typically depicted as a silver or metallic spoon angled diagonally in most platform designs. Introduced as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and later added to Emoji 1.0, it is often used in text messages and social media to signify eating, cooking, or serving dishes like soup, cereal, or ice cream. The spoon emoji can also carry metaphorical meanings related to "spooning" as an act of cuddling or be used in medical contexts for medicine dosage. Its design varies slightly across different operating systems, with some showing a more rounded bowl and others a longer handle, but it consistently maintains the recognizable silhouette of a standard table spoon.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
🥄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
🥄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9F 0xA5 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83E 0xDD44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001F944 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83e\udd44 |
Unicode Properties