Rice ball emoji meaning

The rice ball emoji is a representation of a traditional Japanese snack called a rice ball or onigiri. It usually shows a ball or triangle-shaped portion of white rice, often wrapped in a piece of seaweed. In real life, rice balls are commonly filled with ingredients like salmon, tuna, pickled vegetables, or other flavorful additions, making them both a convenient and tasty food option. This emoji can be used to symbolize Japanese cuisine, snacks, or meals in general. It is also often used to express hunger, a craving for delicious food, or an interest in cooking and eating.

The rice ball emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026