onion
About this emoji
The onion emoji is part of the Food & Drink category (food-vegetable) since Unicode 12.0. It is associated with: flavoring, onion, food, vegetable.
The onion emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category, specifically the food-vegetable subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 12.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🧅 onion emoji for sharing food experiences, recipes, restaurant visits, and culinary moments. It is often associated with flavoring, onion, food, vegetable.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🧅 |
| Name | onion |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Subgroup | food-vegetable |
| Unicode version | 12.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9C5 |
| Shortcode alias | :onion: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :onion: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “onion” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.