Watermelon 🍉

Quick answer

🍉 Watermelon is an emoji in the Food & drink category, under “Fruit”. People also find it by searching fruit.

Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.

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Key facts

Category
Food & drink
Subgroup
Fruit
Unicode
U+1F349
Emoji version
Emoji 0.6
Year added
2010
Shortcode
:watermelon:

Watermelon 🍉: Meaning

🍉 Watermelon is an emoji in the Food & drink category, under “Fruit”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.

People also find it by searching fruit.

Combos

Food emoji combos

How to use 🍉 Watermelon

Fruit emojis show fruit, healthy food, and smoothies. Some, like the peach and cherries, also carry slang meanings.

Example messages

  • Fresh from the market 🍉
  • Smoothie bowl time 🍉

Codes for developers

Copy emoji🍉
UnicodeU+1F349
HTML (hex)🍉
HTML (decimal)🍉
CSS\1F349
JavaScript\u{1F349}
JavaScript (UTF-16)\uD83C\uDF49
Python\U0001F349
URL%F0%9F%8D%89
GitHub:watermelon:
Slack / Discord:watermelon:

Technical details

Type
Single character
Code points
1
UTF-16
2
UTF-8
4 bytes
🍉U+1F349Watermelon

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 “watermelon”.
  • MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “watermelon”.
  • iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “watermelon”.

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Questions and answers

What does the 🍉 Watermelon emoji mean?

🍉 Watermelon is an emoji in the Food & drink category, under “Fruit”. People also find it by searching fruit.

How do I copy and paste the Watermelon 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 Watermelon emoji on a computer?

Press Windows + . (period) and search “watermelon”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “watermelon”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “watermelon”.

When was the Watermelon emoji added?

The Watermelon emoji was added with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.

What is the Unicode for 🍉?

The Watermelon emoji is U+1F349 in Unicode. In HTML, write 🍉.

Which category is the Watermelon emoji in?

🍉 Watermelon is in the Food & drink category, in the “Fruit” subgroup, together with 19 other emojis.

Which emojis are similar to 🍉?

Emojis similar to 🍉 Watermelon include 🍇 Grapes, 🍈 Melon, 🍊 Tangerine, 🍋 Lemon.

What is the Watermelon emoji called in other languages?

In other languages it is called Sandía (Español), Pastèque (Français), Wassermelone (Deutsch), तरबूज़ (हिन्दी), بطيخ (العربية), スイカ (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 “watermelon”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.

What words are associated with 🍉?

Its official keywords are fruit. 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 Watermelon?

In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :watermelon: 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 Watermelon 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.

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