tamale
About this emoji
The tamale emoji is part of the Food & Drink category (food-prepared) since Unicode 13.0. It is associated with: food, mexican, pamonha, tamale.
The tamale emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category, specifically the food-prepared subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 13.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🫔 tamale emoji for sharing food experiences, recipes, restaurant visits, and culinary moments. It is often associated with food, mexican, pamonha, tamale.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🫔 |
| Name | tamale |
| Category | Food & Drink |
| Subgroup | food-prepared |
| Unicode version | 13.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1FAD4 |
| Shortcode alias | :tamale: |
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 :tamale: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “tamale” 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.