Birthday cake 🎂
Quick answer
A birthday cake. Birthday wishes.
Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Key facts
- Category
- Food & drink
- Subgroup
- Seafood
- Unicode
- U+1F382
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Year added
- 2010
- Shortcode
:birthday:
Birthday cake 🎂: Meaning
A birthday cake.
Birthday wishes.
🎂 Birthday cake is an emoji in the Food & drink category, under “Seafood”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
People also find it by searching bday, birthday, cake, celebration, dessert, happy.
Combos
How to use 🎂 Birthday cake
Sweet food emojis show desserts, cakes, and candy. They fit birthdays, treats, and anything sweet.
Example messages
- Treat yourself 🎂
- Cake is on me 🎂
Codes for developers
| Copy emoji | 🎂 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F382 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🎂 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🎂 | |
| CSS | \1F382 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F382} | |
| JavaScript (UTF-16) | \uD83C\uDF82 | |
| Python | \U0001F382 | |
| URL | %F0%9F%8E%82 | |
| GitHub | :birthday: | |
| Slack / Discord | :birthday: |
Technical details
- Type
- Single character
- Code points
- 1
- UTF-16
- 2
- UTF-8
- 4 bytes
| 🎂 | U+1F382 | Birthday cake |
History and device support
🎂 was added to the emoji standard in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original set from Japanese mobile carriers, added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It includes the classic faces, hearts, weather, food, and objects that made emoji popular.
It is supported on practically every phone, tablet, and computer in use today, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. Each platform draws it in its own style, so it can look slightly different on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp.
How to type it
- WindowsPress Windows + . (period) and search “birthday cake”.
- MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “birthday cake”.
- iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “birthday cake”.
Also searched as
Related keywords
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Name in other languages
- EnglishBirthday cake
- EspañolTarta de cumpleaños
- PortuguêsBolo de aniversário
- FrançaisGâteau d’anniversaire
- DeutschGeburtstagskuchen
- ItalianoTorta di compleanno
- NederlandsVerjaardagstaart
- РусскийТорт ко дню рождения
- УкраїнськаТорт на день народження
- PolskiTort urodzinowy
- TürkçeDoğum günü pastası
- العربيةكعكة عيد ميلاد
- فارسیکیک تولد
- اردوسالگرہ کا کیک
- עבריתעוגת יום הולדת
- हिन्दीजन्मदिन का केक
- বাংলাজন্মদিনের কেক
- தமிழ்பிறந்தநாள் கேக்
- తెలుగుపుట్టినరోజు కేకు
- मराठीवाढदिवसाचा केक
- Bahasa IndonesiaKue ulang tahun
- Bahasa MelayuKek hari jadi
- Tiếng ViệtBánh sinh nhật
- ไทยเค้กวันเกิด
- FilipinoBirthday cake
- 日本語バースデーケーキ
- 한국어생일 케이크
- 简体中文生日蛋糕
- 繁體中文生日蛋糕
- KiswahiliKeki ya kusherehekea siku ya kuzaliwa
Questions and answers
What does the 🎂 Birthday cake emoji mean?
A birthday cake. Birthday wishes.
How do I copy and paste the Birthday cake emoji?
Tap or click the large 🎂 at the top of this page to copy it, then paste it with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long press.
How do I type the Birthday cake emoji on a computer?
Press Windows + . (period) and search “birthday cake”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “birthday cake”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “birthday cake”.
When was the Birthday cake emoji added?
The Birthday cake emoji was added with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
What is the Unicode for 🎂?
The Birthday cake emoji is U+1F382 in Unicode. In HTML, write 🎂.
Which category is the Birthday cake emoji in?
🎂 Birthday cake is in the Food & drink category, in the “Seafood” subgroup, together with 13 other emojis.
Which emojis are similar to 🎂?
Emojis similar to 🎂 Birthday cake include 🍦 Soft ice cream, 🍧 Shaved ice, 🍨 Ice cream, 🍩 Doughnut.
What is the Birthday cake emoji called in other languages?
In other languages it is called Tarta de cumpleaños (Español), Gâteau d’anniversaire (Français), Geburtstagskuchen (Deutsch), जन्मदिन का केक (हिन्दी), كعكة عيد ميلاد (العربية), バースデーケーキ (日本語).
How many characters is the 🎂 emoji?
🎂 is made of 1 Unicode code point(s). It counts as 2 characters in X (Twitter) and JavaScript, and takes 4 bytes in UTF-8.
What is the official name of 🎂?
Its official Unicode CLDR short name is “birthday cake”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.
What words are associated with 🎂?
Its official keywords are bday, birthday, cake, celebration, dessert, happy, pastry, sweet. Typing any of them in an emoji keyboard search usually finds 🎂.
Can I use 🎂 on Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok?
Yes. 🎂 is a standard Unicode emoji, so it works in posts, comments, bios, and messages on Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and Discord.
Does 🎂 look the same on every phone?
No. It is the same character with the same meaning, but Apple and Google draw it differently, so it may look a little different to the person you send it to.
What is the shortcode for Birthday cake?
In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :birthday: to insert 🎂.
Does 🎂 work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It has been part of the emoji standard since Emoji 0.6 (2010), so all current iPhones, Android phones, Windows, and Mac computers support it.
Can I download the Birthday cake emoji as PNG or SVG?
Yes. Use the download box on this page to save 🎂 in Twemoji, Noto, or OpenMoji style as PNG, WebP, or SVG, from 32 to 1024 pixels.