Garlic emoji meaning

The garlic emoji is designed to look like a small, round white garlic bulb, resembling the real-life appearance of garlic. This emoji is often used to represent cooking, food, and adding flavor to meals, as garlic is a common ingredient in many dishes around the world. It is especially popular in discussions about recipes, healthy eating, and culinary traditions. Beyond its association with food, garlic has a long history of symbolic meaning, often seen as a protective and cleansing item in various cultures. For this reason, the garlic emoji can also be used metaphorically to represent warding off negativity or harmful influences.

The garlic emoji was approved in Unicode 12.0 and added in Emoji 12.0, see related proposal L2/18076